Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1322905
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateVT
LocalityConnecticut River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWaits River-Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080104
Map
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Collection Year1847
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1393
Author:Crossman, E.J.
Date:1978
Title:Taxonomy and distribution of North American esocids.
Journal:American Fisheries Society Special Publication
Volume:11
Pages:13-26
Commentsintroduced into the Connecticut River sometime prior to 1850; common at Bellows Falls by 1864
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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