Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Astronotus ocellatus listed in key words.

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38498 Report Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. 2014. Alabama freshwater invasive species update. Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Invasive Species.
19117 Report Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 2002. Alaska aquatic nuisance species management plan. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. http://anstaskforce.gov/State%20Plans/ak_ansmp.pdf.
945 News Anonymous. 1993. Florida record was frozen in time. Field & Stream. 1993 (Aug):62.
403 Journal Article Anonymous. 1993. A new exotic state record. Florida Game and Fish, June 1993:12.
14828 News Anonymous. 2005. And The Oscar Goes To .. An Angler. TheChamplainChannelcom. September 16, 2005:1-2. http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4984539/detail.html.
25090 Database Anonymous. 2012. Museum collection records of Astronotus ocellatus from locations within the United States. Downloaded from FishNet on 20 November 2012. Anonymous. http://www.fishnet2.net.
39508 Database Anonymous. 2022. Miami Fish Slam Data. USGS.
42848 Database Anonymous. 2023. Ft. Myers Fish Slam data.
704 Book Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell. 1993. Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6. 2nd edition. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Westborough, MA.
24369 Database Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. 2019. EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system. The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. https://www.eddmaps.org/tools/query/. Accessed on 01/27/2019.
14162 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25730 Report Clarkson, R.S., B.R. Kesner, and P.C. Marsh. 2011. Long-term monitoring plan for fish populations in selected waters of the Gila River Basin, Arizona. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services, Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/biology/azfish/pdf/MonitoringPlan2011revReport.pdf.
13647 News Cocking, S. 2003. Rush to heavy-traffic area. Miami Herald. 2003 (June 12).
41442 Database Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. 2023. Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area invasive fish roundup.
10 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. 1984. Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. Pages 41-77 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, biology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
459 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. 1991. Appendix 2: Exotic fishes. Pages 97-107 in Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott, eds. Common names and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. 5th edition. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
165 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema. 1974. Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Biological Conservation 6(4):292-302.
13979 Report Cudmore-Vokey, B., and E.J. Crossman. 2000. Checklists of the fish fauna of the Laurentian Great Lakes and their connecting channels. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2550. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, Ontario.
690 Conference Proceedings Devick, W.S. 1991. Pattern of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaii freshwater habitats. Pages 189-213 in W.S. Devick, ed. New directions in research, management and conservations of Hawaiian freshwater stream ecosystems. Proceedings of the 1990 Freshwater Stream Biology and Fisheries Management Symposium. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources. Honolulu, Hawaii.
24874 Report Ellis, G., M. Zokan, J. Lorenz, and B. Loftus. 2006. Biscayne National Park freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. National Park Service. https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/DownloadDigitalFile?code=435120&file=BISC_final_fish_report_2006.pdf.
18109 Report Ellis, G., M. Zokan, W.F. Loftus, J. Lorenz. 2004. Inventory of Freshwater Fishes of the Big Cypress National Preserve. http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy/.
1873 Book Chapter Erdman, D.S. 1984. Exotic fishes in Puerto Rico. Pages 162-176 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, biology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
18238 Web Page Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA). 2008. Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA). http://www.evergladescisma.org accessed 5 December 2008.
26402 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2000. Florida Freshwater Fisheries Database via MARIS. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
24714 Web Page Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2012. Nonnative Freshwater Fish. http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/freshwater-fish/.
29166 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2016. FL FWC Long-term monitoring database. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL.
24094 Web Page Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. 1998. Record Fish, Big Catch Program. http://fcn.state.fl.us/gfc/fishing/record.htm.
18857 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2009. Ichthyology Collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/.
25899 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2013. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
39776 Report Fuller, P. 1990. Man's role in species dispersal with emphasis on exotic species in Florida. Zoogeography.
26039 Journal Article Fury, J.R., and F.A. Morello. 1994. The contribution of an exotic fish, the Oscar, to the sport fishery of the Everglades Water Conservation Areas. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 48:474-481. http://www.seafwa.org/html/proceedings/index.php?article=22913.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
38278 Thesis or Dissertation Goodkin, L.O. 1993. Temperature and salinity tolerance of selected nonindigenous fishes established or collected in the state of Florida. Unpublished M.S. thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
39979 News Graham, B. 2020. MDC says don't dump aquariums to avoid spreading invasive species. Missouri Department of Conservation. https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-says-dont-dump-aquariums-avoid-spreading-invasive-species.
14312 Web Page Guerin, M. 2004. Strange Fish Identification. http://www.thejump.net.
103 Journal Article Hartel, K.E. 1992. Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters. Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department 2:1-9.
25960 Database Harvard University. 2013. Museum of Comparative Zoology specimen collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14100. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14100. Created on 04/11/2012. Accessed on 04/10/2013.
14358 Journal Article Hill, J., and C. Cichra. 2005. Eradication of a reproducing population of convict cichlids, Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum (Cichlidae) in North-Central Florida. Florida Scientist 68(2):65-74.
171 Thesis or Dissertation Hogg, R.G. 1976. Ecology of fishes of the family Cichlidae introduced into the fresh waters of Dade County, Florida. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
528 Journal Article Hogg, R.G. 1976. Established exotic cichlid fishes in Dade County, Florida. Florida Scientist 39(2):97-103.
360 Report Howells, R.G. 1992. Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX.
483 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
706 Book Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
1930 News Kent, R. 2000. This fishy story is true. News Journal, Mansfield, OH. Aug 1:1A, ?.
527 Journal Article Kushlan, J.A., and T.E. Lodge. 1974. Ecological and distributional notes on the freshwater fish of southern Florida. Biological Sciences 37(2):110-128.
1197 Book Lee, D.S., S.P. Platania, and G.H. Burgess. 1983. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes - 1983 supplement. North Carolina Biological Survey and the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC. http://www.nativefishlab.net/library/textpdf/20231.pdf.
27660 Journal Article Liew, J.H., H.H. Tan, and D.C.J. Yeo. 2012. Some cichlid fishes recorded in Singapore. Nature in Singapore 5:229-236. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2012/2012nis229-236.pdf.
14851 Web Page Loe, K. 2005. Invasive relocation. http://www.aquahobby.com/tales/e_invasive.php. Accessed on 02/10/2010.
26408 Database Loftus, A. 2011. Multi State Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS) Master Database records via Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON).
466 Conference Proceedings Loftus, W.F. 1988. Distribution and ecology of exotic fishes in Everglades National Park. Pages 24-34 in Thomas, Jr., L.K, ed. Management of exotic species in natural communities. Proceedings of the Conference on Science in the National Parks, July 13-18, 1986, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. The U.S. National Park Service and George Wright Society.
14428 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
26040 Database Loftus, W.F. 2013. Collection records of Astronotus ocellatus in south Florida. Provided by W. Loftus on 2013-04-01.
463 Journal Article Loftus, W.F., and J.A. Kushlan. 1987. Freshwater fishes of southern Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 31(4):147-344. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/files/1114/7180/5011/Vol-31-No-4.PDF.
20840 Database Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. 2011. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - Ichthyology Collection. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. http://www.fishnet2.net/.
672 Book Chapter Maciolek, J.A. 1984. Exotic fishes in Hawaii and other islands of Oceania. Pages 131-161 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, ecology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
20877 Database Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 2011. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - Ichthyology Collection. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. http://www.fishnet2.net/.
14969 Book Mundy, B.C. 2005. Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 6. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, HI.
33190 Journal Article Neves, L.R., F.B. Pereira, M. Tavares-Dias, and J.L. Luque. 2013. Seasonal influence on the parasite fauna of a wild population of Astronotus ocellatus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. The Journal of Parasitology 99(4):718-721. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41982079.pdf.
14814 Book Chapter Nico, L.G. 2005. Changes in the fish fauna of the Kissimmee River Basin, peninsular Florida: nonnative additions. Pages 523-556 in Rinne, J.N., R.M. Hughes, and B. Calamusso, eds. Historical changes in large river fish assemblages of the Americas. American Fisheries Society Symposium 45. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
491 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25976 Database North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. 2013. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. Created on 02/10/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
38894 Journal Article Paiva, M.P., and F.H. Nepomuceno. 1989. On the reproduction in captivity of the oscar, Astronotus ocellatus (CUVIER), according to the mating methods (Pisces-Cichlidae). Amazoniana 10(4):361-377. https://pure.mpg.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemOverviewPage.jsp?itemId=item_3153816.
16100 Journal Article Pearlstine, E., W.M. Bear, F.J. Mazzotti, and K.G. Rice. 2007. Checklist of fish in rice and sugarcane fields of the Everglades Agricultural Area. Florida Scientist 70:113-119.
178 Journal Article Rivas, L.R. 1965. Florida freshwater fishes and conservation. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 28:255-258.
14006 News Sakamoto, M. 2002. Deadly nymphs. Hawaii Fishing News. Honolulu, HI. 25 (5):16-17.
27192 Database Schofield, P.J. 2014. Fish slam collection data from 2014 south Florida (sampling in canals in south Miami-Dade county). U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 11/21/2014. Accessed on 01/22/2015.
32414 Database Schofield, P.J. 2016. Fish slam data Spring 2016 in south Florida. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 01/30/2019.
29311 Database Schofield, P.J. 2016. Fish Slam - Fall 2016. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 01/12/2017.
29757 Database Schofield, P.J. 2017. Fish Slam Spring 2017 data (unpublished). U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 04/12/2017.
31023 Database Schofield, P.J. 2017. Fish Slam Fall 2017 collection data in south Florida. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 02/06/2018.
32291 Database Schofield, P.J. 2018. Fish slam data in south Florida Fall 2018, November 6-7. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 11/29/2018.
33937 Database Schofield, P.J. 2019. Fish slam data in south Florida, November 2019. Created on 11/22/2019.
35671 Database Schofield, P.J. 2021. Virtual Statewide Fish Slam, March 15-19, 2021. U.S. Geological Survey (Unpublished data), Gainesville, FL. Created on 04/19/2021. Accessed on 04/19/2021.
15741 Report Seng, P., and G. White. 2003. Indiana aquatic nuisance species (ANS) management plan. Indiana Dept of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN.
274 Journal Article Shapovalov, L., A.J. Cordone, and W.A. Dill. 1981. A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California. California Fish and Game 67(1):4-38.
29063 Report South Florida Water Management District, Loxahatchee River District and Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 2012. Addendum to the Restoration Plan for the Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River.
13707 Web Page Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 2001. Fish Records: Water Body - All Tackle. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/action/staterecords.php?env=FW&age_group=all&list=0&browse=Submit. Created on 04/24/2001. Accessed on 06/15/2001.
13672 Journal Article Tilmant, J.T. 1999. Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System. Paper presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of The American Fisheries Society, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 1999 129:50.
1939 Journal Article Trexler, J.C., W.F. Loftus, F. Jordan, J.J. Lorenz, J.H. Chick, and R.M. Kobza. 2000. Empirical assessment of fish introductions in a subtropical wetland: an evaluation of contrasting views. Biological Invasions 2:265-277.
14257 Web Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species. http://www.nwrinvasives.com/index.asp (Last accessed 2006).
25944 Database Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie. 2021. iNaturalist.org. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 11/23/2021.
26450 News Wade, B.B., and S. Ratliff. 2013. Name that creature: strange fish found in Tennessee River. WAFF 48 News. Huntsville, AL. http://www.waff.com/story/22887307/name-that-creature-strange-fish-found-in-tennessee-river. Created on 07/19/2013. Accessed on 08/07/2013.
25759 Report Wright, B.R., and J.A. Sorensen. 1995. Feasibility of developing and maintaining a sport fishery in the Salt River Project Canals, Phoenix, Arizona. Technical Report No. 18. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/statepubs/id/16662/rec/18.
14973 Book Yamamoto, M.N., and A.W. Tagawa. 2000. Hawaii's Native and Exotic Freshwater Animals. Mutual Publishing Company.


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