Reference List

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

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37502 Journal Article Andrews, S.N., K. Zelman, T. Ellis, T. Linnansaari, and R.A. Curry. 2018. Diet of Striped Bass and Muskellunge downstream of a large hydroelectric dam: A preliminary investigation into suspected Atlantic Salmon smolt predation. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38(3):3. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10074.
189 Journal Article Axon, J.R. 1981. Development of a muskellunge fishery at Cave Run Lake, Kentucky, 1974-1979. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 1:134-143.
271 Book Becker, G.C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.FishesWI.
680 Journal Article Boschung, H.T. 1992. Catalog of freshwater and marine fishes of Alabama. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History 14:1-266.
14971 Book Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden. 2004. Fishes of Alabama. Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC.
52 Journal Article Bouc, K. 1987. The Fish Book. Nebraskaland Magazine 65(1):1-130.
190 Report Brewer, D.L. 1980. A study of native muskellunge populations in eastern Kentucky streams. Kentucky Fisheries Bulletin 64. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, KY.
1436 Journal Article Buchanan, T.M. 1973. Checklist of Arkansas fishes. Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science 27:27-29.
81 Book Buchanan, T.M. 1973. Key to the Fishes of Arkansas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
1664 Book Chapter Burr, B.M., and L.M. Page. 1986. Zoogeography of the fishes of the lower Ohio-upper Mississippi basin. Pages 287-324 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
82 Book Burr, B.M., and M.L. Warren, Jr. 1986. A distributional atlas of Kentucky fishes. Scientific and Technical Series No. 4. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY.
211 Book Cooper, E.L. 1983. Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States. Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, PA.
27228 Book Chapter Crossman, E.J. and D.E. McAllister. 1986. Zoogeography of freshwater fishes of the Hudson Bay Drainage, Ungava Bay and the Arctic Archipelago. Pages 53-104 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
97 Journal Article Dahlberg, M.D., and D.C. Scott. 1971. Introductions of freshwater fishes in Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 29:245-252.
90 Journal Article Dahlberg, M.D., and D.C. Scott. 1971. Freshwater fishes of Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 29:58-64.
31687 Report De Jesus, M.J., and M. Farooqi. 2014. Inks Reservoir 2013 Fisheries Management Survey Report. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, San Marcos, TX. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/lake_survey/pwd_rp_t3200_1312_2013.pdf.
25841 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
20971 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
21033 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
20979 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
16270 Journal Article Elsayed, E., M. Faisal, M. Thomas, G. Whelan, W. Batts, and J. Winton. 2006. Isolation of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus from muskellunge, Esox masquinongy (Mitchill), in Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA reveals a new sublineage of the North American genotype. Journal of Fish Diseases 29(10):611-619. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00755.x/abstract.
12016 Report Erickson, J. 1968. Muskellunge stocking evaluation in Deer Creek Reservoir, Stark County, Ohio. project report from Inland Fish Research, Olentangy Experiment Station, Ashley, OH 43003.
705 Book Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The fishes of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN.
57 Report Fowler, H.W. 1906. The Fishes of New Jersey in Annual Report to the New Jersey State Museum for 1905. MacCrellish and Quigley, State Province Trenton, NJ.
54 Report Fowler, H.W. 1907. A supplementary acount of the fishes of New Jersey. IN: Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum (1906). Part III. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
295 Journal Article Fowler, H.W. 1919. A list of fishes of Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 32:49-74.
60 Journal Article Fowler, H.W. 1920. A list of the fishes of New Jersey. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 33:139-170.
59 Journal Article Fowler, H.W. 1952. A list of the fishes of New Jersey, with off-shore species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 104:89-151.
13692 Report Halliwell, D.B. 2003. Introduced Fish in Maine. http://www.mainebiodiversity.org/introduced_fish.pdf.
215 Book Harlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew. 1987. Iowa fish and fishing. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, IA.
103 Journal Article Hartel, K.E. 1992. Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters. Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department 2:1-9.
13443 Web Page Hatch, J.T., and K. Schmidt. 2002. Fishes of Minnesota: Distribution in 8 Major Drainage Basins. http://www.gen.umn.edu/faculty_staff/hatch/fishes/distribution_table.html. Accessed on 01/09/2002.
1662 Book Chapter Hocutt, C.H., R.E. Jenkins, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1986. Zoogeography of the fishes of the central Appalachians and central Atlantic coastal plain. Pages 161-212 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
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.
1617 Web Page Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 1997. Places to fish. http://dnr.state.il.us/ftp/available_documents/places.pdf.
1453 Report Illinois Natural History Survey. 1982. Hold that tiger!
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
14920 Report Irons, K.S., S.A. Delain, E. Gittinger, B.S. Ickes, C.S. Kolar, D. Ostendorf, E.N. Ratcliff, and A.J. Benson. 2009. Non-native fishes in the Upper Mississippi River System. US Geological Survey and US Army Corps of Engineers [Long Term Resources Monitoring Program (LTRMP)]. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5176/pdf/sir2009-5176.pdf.
706 Book Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
1115 Report Jones, A.R., and D.A. Stephens. 1984. Muskellunge streams investigation in the South Fork of the Kentucky River drainage. Kentucky Fisheries Bulletin 77. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, KY.
12020 Book Jones, D.J. 1963. A history of Nebraska's fishery resources. Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission.
296 Report Kendall, W.C. 1917. The pikes: their geographical distribution habits, culture, and commercial importance.
38564 Journal Article Kinman, B.T. 1989. Evaluation of muskellunge introduction in Green River Lake. Fisheries Bulletin of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 85:1-44.
880 Journal Article Kircheis, F.W. 1994. Update on freshwater fish species reproducing in Maine. Maine Naturalist 2(1):25-28.
30493 Journal Article Knapp, M.L., S.W. Mero, D.J. Bohlander, D.F. Staples, and J.A. Younk. 2012. Fish Community Responses to the Introduction of Muskellunge into Minnesota Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32(2):191-201.
191 Report Kornman, L.E. 1983. Muskellunge streams investigations at Kinniconick and Tygarts creeks. Kentucky Fisheries Bulletin 68. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, KY.
405 Book Lampman, B.H. 1946. The coming of the pond fishes. Binfords & Mort, Portland, OR.
37906 News Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2017. Record Muskie Caught in Washington County. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD. https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2017/05/10/record-muskie-caught-in-washington-county/. Created on 05/10/2017. Accessed on 04/07/2022.
37905 News Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2022. Washington County Angler Catches Record Muskellunge. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD. https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2022/03/22/washington-county-angler-catches-record-muskellunge/. Created on 03/22/2022. Accessed on 04/07/2022.
162 Book Menhinick, E.F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, NC.
1563 Book Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson. 1996. Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin. Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
31424 Report Meyers, R. 2016. Amistad Reservoir 2016 Fisheries Management Survey Report>. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, San Antonio, TX. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/lake_survey/pwd_rp_t3200_1236_2016.pdf.
39676 Journal Article Miano, A.J., J.P. Leblanc, and J.M. Farrell. 2019. Laboratory evaluation of spawning substrate type on potential egg predation by round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Journal of Great Lakes Research 45(2):390-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.02.002.
1778 Book Chapter Milner, J.W. 1874. The progress of fish-culture in the United States. Pages 524-566 in Report of the commissioner for 1872 and 1873. U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries, Government Printing Office. Washington, DC.
30488 Web Page Minnesota DNR. 2017. Muskellunge biology and identification. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/muskellunge/biology.html. Accessed on 08/15/2017.
18918 Web Page Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. 2009. Tiger Muskellunge - Esox masquinongy x lucius. Montana Field Guide. http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_AFCHD01050.aspx.
18919 Database Montana Natural Heritage Program. 2009. Natural Heritage Tracker - Tiger Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy x lucius). mtgov. http://mtnhp.org/Tracker/NHTMap.aspx?elcode=AFCHD01050.
51 Book Morris, J., L. Morris, and L. Witt. 1972. The fishes of Nebraska. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE.
1321 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
1674 Report Peterka, J.J., and T.M. Koel. 1996. Distribution and dispersal of fishes in the Red River basin. Report submitted to Interbasin Biota Transfer Studies Preogram, Water Resources Research Institute. Fargo, ND. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/fish/fishred/fishred.htm.
131 Book Pflieger, W.L. 1975. The Fishes of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO.
1737 Book Pflieger, W.L. 1997. The fishes of Missouri. Revised edition. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO.
62 Book Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill. 1982. Fishes of the Minnesota region. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
16596 Journal Article Pierce, C.L. , M.D. Sexton, and M.E. Pelham. 2001. Short-term Variability and Long-term Change in the Composition of the Littoral Zone Fish Community in Spirit Lake, Iowa. American Midland Naturalist 146(2):290-299.
30 Journal Article Pritchard, D.L., O.D. May, Jr., and L. Rider. 1976. Stocking of predators in the predator-stocking-evaluation reservoirs. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners 30(1976):108-113.
17267 Book Raasch, M.S. 2007. Delaware's Freshwater and Brackish-Water Fishes. Delaware Nature Society.
85 Book Raasch, M.S., and V.L. Altemus, Sr. 1991. Delaware's freshwater and brackish water fishes - a popular account. Delaware State College Center for the Study of Del-Mar-Va Habitats and the Society of Natural History of Delaware, Dover, DE.
1885 Conference Proceedings Rasmussen, J.L. 1998. Aquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin in 60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.
30491 Journal Article Rinchard, J., K. Dabrowski, and M.A. Garcia-Abiado. 1999. Uptake and depletion of plasma 17α-methyltestosterone during induction of masculinization in muskellunge, Esox masquinongy: Effect on plasma steroids and sex reversal. Steroids 64(8):518-525.
1385 Conference Proceedings Rinne, J.N. 1995. The effects of introduced fishes on native fishes: Arizona, Southwestern United States. Pages 149-159 in Philipp, D.P., J.M. Epifano, J.E. Marsden, J.E. Claassen, and R.J. Wolotina, Jr, eds. Protection of aquatic diversity. Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Theme 3. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. New Delhi, India.
716 Book Robison, H.W., and T.M. Buchanan. 1988. Fishes of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, AR.
18855 Book Rohde, F.C., R.G. Arndt, J.W. Foltz, and J.M. Quattro. 2009. Freshwater fishes of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC.
27229 Book Ryckman, F. 1981. A revised checklist of the fishes of North Dakota, with a brief synopsis of each species distribution within the state. North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck, ND.
1661 Book Chapter Schmidt, R.E. 1986. Zoogeography of the northern Appalachians. Pages 137-160 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
30686 Report Siler, D.H., and G.B. Beyerle. 1984. Introduction and management of northern muskellunge in Iron Lake, Michigan. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Ann Arbor, MI. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fishery/5020349.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext.
98 Book Smith, C.L. 1985. The inland fishes of New York State. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
32 Journal Article Smith, H.M. 1896. A review of the history and results of the attempts to acclimatize fish and other water animals in the Pacific states. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 15:379-472.
105 Book Smith, P.W. 1979. The fishes of Illinois. University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL.
1619 Web Page South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. 1997. Freshwater fish records for South Carolina. http:www.dnr.state.sc.us/wild/freshrecs/freshrec.html. Accessed on 06/25/1997.
41322 Journal Article Standish, I., and M. Faisal. 2017. A recombinant viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus genotype IVb glycoprotein produced in cabbage looper larvae Trichoplusia ni elicits antibody response and protection in muskellunge. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 29(2):105-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/08997659.2017.1307288.
396 Book Stauffer, J.R., Jr., J.M. Boltz, and L.R. White. 1995. The fishes of West Virginia. Volume 146. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
356 Book Stiles, E.W. 1978. Vertebrates of New Jersey. Edmund W Stiles Somerset, NJ.
30788 Web Page Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. 2018. Lake Survey Reports. https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/lake_survey/. Accessed on 11/30/2018.
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.
1832 Web Page Underhill, J.C., J.T. Hatch, and K. Schmidt. 1997. Fishes of Minnesota: distribution of Minnesota fishes in 8 major drainage basins. http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/fish/fishes/Default.htm.
37904 News Viviano, M.W. 2022. New MD Muskie fishing record set in Potomac River. Chesapeake Bay Magazine. https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/new-md-muskie-fishing-record-set-in-potomac-river/. Created on 04/05/2022. Accessed on 04/07/2022.
1390 Report Walker, P. 1993. A list of the endemic and introduced fishes of Colorado-March 1993. Aquatic Resources Section - Fish Health Unit.
32223 Report Western Regional Panel Members. 2018. Member Update Reports for the Western Regional Panel Meeting. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Western Regional Panel.
1537 Book Whitworth, W.R. 1996. Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114. 2nd edition. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT.
32690 Web Page Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Fisheries Management. 2012. Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy). https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/documents/musky/MuskellungeFactSheet2012.pdf. Created on 06/12/2012. Accessed on 04/05/2019.
26550 Journal Article Wolter, M.H., C.S. DeBoom, and D.H. Wahl. 2013. Field and laboratory evaluation of dam escapement of muskellunge. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33(4):829-838. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02755947.2013.812585.


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