Specimen Information

Esox niger
Esox niger
(Chain Pickerel)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1457453
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesniger
Common NameChain Pickerel
StateIL
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:718
Author:Smith, P.W.
Date:1965
Title:A preliminary annotated list of the lampreys and fishes of Illinois. Biological Notes No. 54.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, IL.
Pages:12 pp
CommentsIntroduced in northern and central parts of the state by Illinois Natural History Survey personnel; status of introduced population was unknown at the time
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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