Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34128
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateKS
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:146
Author:Cross, F.B.
Date:1967
Title:Handbook of fishes of Kansas.
Publisher:State Biological Survey and University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Misc Publ No 45 Topeka, KS.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:147
Author:Polson, J.
Date:1964
Title:New reservoirs-new fish species.
Journal:Kansas Fish and Game
Volume:21
Issue:3
Pages:3-6
Reference 3
Ref. Number:148
Author:Todd, B.
Date:1962
Title:Explosive new fish in Kansas.
Journal:Kansas Fish and Game
Volume:20
Issue:1
Pages:3-5
CommentsMay have been native to northeasternn KS. Large scale introduction started in 1962.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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