Specimen Information

Lota lota
Lota lota
(Burbot)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID164876
GroupFishes
GenusLota
Specieslota
Common NameBurbot
StateWY
CountyLincoln
LocalityFontenelle Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Green
HUC8 Number14040101
HUC10 NameMuddy Creek-Green River
HUC10 Number1404010113
HUC12 NameFontenelle Reservoir-Green River
HUC12 Number140401011305
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14960
Author:Associated Press.
Date:2005
Title:'Bucket biologists' can devastate trout fisheries.
Publisher:Billings Gazette
Issue:November 1
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18491
Author:North American Fishing Club.
Date:2006
Title:Illegally Introduced Burbot Spreading In Wyoming.
Journal:North American Fishing Club
Issue:week of Nov 7
Commentsformerly only below the dam; now above too
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactexpect impacts on brown trout population


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