Reference List

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

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26107 Database Anonymous. 2013. Collection records of Hoplosternum littorale from locations within the United States. Derived from a search on FishNet2 on 2013-04-29. Anonymous. http://www.fishnet2.net. Accessed on 04/29/2013.
39508 Database Anonymous. 2022. Miami Fish Slam Data. USGS.
41440 Database Anonymous. 2023. Ruskin Fish Slam Data. USGS.
42848 Database Anonymous. 2023. Ft. Myers Fish Slam data.
43624 Database Anonymous. 2024. Loxahatchee area Fish Slam data, December 4-5. Created on 12/19/2024. Accessed on 12/19/2024.
24031 Journal Article Brauner, C.J., C.L. Ballantyne, and D.J. Randall. 1995. Air breathing in the armoured catfish (Hoplosternum littorale) as an adaptation to hypoxic, acidic, and hydrogen sulphide rich waters. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:739–743.
29907 Report Bureau of Natural and Cultural Resources. 2015. Florida Park Service Resource Management Annual Report. Florida Park Service.
14427 News Call, C.L. 2003. Exotic catfish invade Myakka River. Venice Gondolier Sun. 2003 (April 26). http://www.venicegondolier.com/NewsArchive3/042603/vn11.htm.
24369 Database Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. 2024. EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system. The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. https://www.eddmaps.org/tools/query/. Accessed on 01/27/2019.
18978 Journal Article Champeau, T.R., P.W. Stevens, and D.A. Blewett. 2009. Comparison of fish community metrics to assess long-term changes and hurricane impacts at Peace River, Florida. Biological Sciences 72(4):289–309.
14162 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
41442 Database Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. 2023. Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area invasive fish roundup.
32099 Journal Article da Costa, M.R., T.M. Mattos, J.L. Borges, and F.G. Araújo. 2013. Habitat preferences of common native fishes in a tropical river in Southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 11(4):871–880. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000400871&lng=en&nrm=iso.
19658 Journal Article Duxbury, C., J. Holland, and M. Pluchino. 2010. Experimental evaluation of the impacts of the invasive catfish Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) on aquatic macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Invasions 5(1):97–102. http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2010/AI_2010_5_1_Duxbury_etal.pdf.
25080 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2012. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ichthyology collection database. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. http://www.fishnet2.net.
26619 Web Page Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2013. Brown Hoplo cast-net fishery. http://myfwc.com/research/freshwater/fish-projects/miscellaneous/brown-hoplo-fishery/. Accessed on 11/27/2013.
18582 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, (Larry Connor). 2009. FWC Exotic database as of 3-31-2009. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
29166 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2016. FL FWC Long-term monitoring database. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL.
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.
19000 Report Fraser, T.H. 2007. Fishes in the Peace River watershed: Ichthyological history and zoogeography of the Peace River, Florida, and its contributing basins. In: Peace River cumulative impact study, final report. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/mines/pr_cis.htm.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
18474 Journal Article Gestring, K.B., P.L. Shafland, M.S. Stanford, and R.L. Eisenhauer. 2009. Status and selected life history attibutes of the illegally introduced brown hoplo (Hoplosternum littorale) in Florida. Florida Scientist 72(1):37–47.
24406 Database Idelberger, C. 2011. dataset for paper "Distribution and abundance of introduced fishes in Florida's Charlotte Harbor estuary".
24381 Journal Article Idelberger, C.F., C.J. Stafford, and S.E. Erickson. 2011. Distribution and abundance of introduced fishes in Florida’s Charlotte Harbor estuary. Gulf and Caribbean Research 23:13–22.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
25745 Journal Article Kline, J.L., W.F. Loftus, K. Kotun, J.C. Trexler, J.S. Rehage, J.J. Lorenz, and M. Robinson. 2014. Recent fish introductions into Everglades National Park: an unforeseen consequence of water-management? Wetlands 34(Suppl. 1):S175–S187. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-012-0362-0.
19144 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
32103 Journal Article Lima, D.P., Jr., and A.O. Latini. 2016. Facilitation underpinning the success of the nonnative catfish Hoplosternum littorale (Callichthyidae) in lakes of the Middle Doce River Basin, southeastern Brazil. Lundiana 12(1):27–38. https://www2.icb.ufmg.br/lundiana/Contents/contents12092016_arquivos/04-Lima%20_%20Latini.pdf.
14428 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
19660 Report Loftus, W.F., J.C. Trexler, K. Dunker, S. Liston, and J. Rehage. 2006. Introduced fishes in short-hydroperiod wetlands: evaluation of sampling, status, and potential effects. Final report from USGS to Everglades National Park for Agreement # CESI IA F5284-04-0039. U.S. Geological Survey, Homestead, FL.
14163 Web Page Lohrer, F.E. 2005. Fishes of Buck Island Ranch, Lake Placid, Florida: A preliminary checklist. http://www.maerc.org/html/datapublications/biota_splist/fishes.html. Created on 02/10/2005. Accessed on 05/01/2013.
32089 Journal Article Mol, J.H. 1994. Effects of salinity on distribution, growth and survival of three neotropical armoured catfishes (Siluriformes—Callichthyidae). Journal of Fish Biology 44(5):763–776. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1994.tb00942.x.
32088 Journal Article Mol, J.H. 1995. Ontogenetic diet shifts and diet overlap among three closely related neotropical armoured catfishes. Journal of Fish Biology 47(5):788–807. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb06003.x.
14814 Book Chapter Nico, L.G. 2005. Changes in the fish fauna of the Kissimmee River Basin, peninsular Florida: nonnative additions. Page 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.
14164 Journal Article Nico, L.G., and A.M. Muench. 2004. Nests and nest habitats of the invasive catfish Hoplosternum littorale in Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida: a novel association with non-native Hydrilla verticillata. Southeastern Naturalist 3(3):451–466. http://www.bioone.org/pdfserv/i1528-7092-003-03-0451.pdf.
1496 Journal Article Nico, L.G., S.J. Walsh, and R.H. Robins. 1996. An introduced population of the South American callichthyid catfish Hoplosternum littorale in the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida. Florida Scientist 59(3):189–200.
26347 Journal Article O'Connor, J.H., and B.B. Rothermel. 2013. Distribution and population characteristics of African Jewelfish and Brown Hoplo in modified wetlands in south Florida. American Midland Naturalist 170(1):52–65. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1674/0003-0031-170.1.52.
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.
16115 Report Phelps, G.G., S.J. Walsh, G.M Gerwig, and W.B. Tate. 2004. Characterization of the hydrology, water chemistry and aquatic communities of selected springs in the St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida, 2004. US Geological Survey. http://cars.er.usgs.gov/OFR_2006-1107/ofr_2006-1107.html.
18981 Journal Article Poulakis, G.R., R.E. Matheson, Jr., M.E. Mitchell, D.A. Blewett, and C.F. Idelberger. 2004. Fishes of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida. Gulf of Mexico Science 22(2):117–150.
16077 Journal Article Robbins, K.M., K.R. Campbell, and D.J. Durbin. 2007. The prescence of exotic fish species in Horse Creek, Desoto and Hardee Counties, Florida. Florida Scientist 70(Supplement 1):22. http://snhs-jmontague.barry.edu/FAS/FAS%202007/download%20abstracts%203-8-2007.pdf.
26296 Journal Article Rogers, M.W., and M.S. Allen. 2008. Hurricane impacts to Lake Okeechobee: altered hydrology creates difficult management trade offs. Fisheries 33(1):11–17. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8446-33.1.11.
25113 Database Schofield, P. 2012. Gourami Blitz - 8 November 2012.
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.
33260 Database Schofield, P.J. 2019. Fish Slam Data - Orlando, Florida, Summer June 5-6, 2019. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 06/11/2019.
33259 Database Schofield, P.J. 2019. Fish Slam Data - Vero, Florida, Spring March 26-27, 2019. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 06/11/2019.
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.
20885 Journal Article Schofield, P.J., and D.H. Huge. 2011. Low-temperature tolerance of two non-native fishes (Hoplosternum littorale [Hancock 1828], Cichlasoma bimaculatum [Linnaeus 1758]) established in Florida. Florida Scientist 74(2):73–83.
15920 Journal Article Shafland, P.L., K.B. Gestring, and M.S. Stanford. 2008. Florida's exotic freshwater fishes - 2007. Florida Scientist 71(3):220–245.
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.
18976 Journal Article Stevens, P.W., D.A. Blewett, T.R. Champeau, and C.J. Stafford. 2010. Posthurricane recovery of riverine fauna reflected in the diet of an apex predator. Estuaries and Coasts 33:59–66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-009-9246-9.
45537 Database SWFL CISMA. 2025. Invasive Fish Roundup.
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).
26307 Report Volin, J.C., D. Owen, K.J. Dunker, S.W. Kirkpatrick, W.L. Loftus, and W.A. Dunson. 2004. The impact of invasive non-indigenous fish on wetland restoration at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. Final report to the USGS State Partnership Program. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.
20820 Journal Article Work, K., M. Gibbs, B. Peters, and L. French. 2010. Fish assemblage variability in a Florida spring. Southeastern Naturalist 9(4):649–672.
24492 Database Yale Peabody Museum. 2012. Yale Peabody Museum collection databases. Yale University, New Haven, CT. http://peabody.yale.edu/collections/search-collections.
26017 Database Yale University. 2013. Yale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139. Yale University, New Haven, CT. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139. Created on 03/13/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.


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