Specimen Information

Hoplosternum littorale
Hoplosternum littorale
(Brown Hoplo)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID558207
GroupFishes
GenusHoplosternum
Specieslittorale
Common NameBrown Hoplo
StateFL
LocalityLake Okeechobee
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Okeechobee
HUC8 Number03090201
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26296
Author:Rogers, M.W., and M.S. Allen
Date:2008
Title:Hurricane impacts to Lake Okeechobee: altered hydrology creates difficult management trade offs
Journal:Fisheries
Volume:33
Issue:1
Pages:11-17
CommentsCaptured in littoral zones of lake in summer 2006. Average density = 125 per hectare.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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