Specimen Information

Esox niger
Esox niger
(Chain Pickerel)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID160870
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesniger
Common NameChain Pickerel
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityTamiami canal
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEverglades
HUC8 Number03090202
HUC10 Number0309020213
Map
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Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:527
Author:Kushlan, J.A., and T.E. Lodge
Date:1974
Title:Ecological and distributional notes on the freshwater fish of southern Florida.
Journal:Biological Sciences
Volume:37
Issue:2
Pages:110-128
CommentsMay have extended its range southward with the construction of the canal system.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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