Specimen Information

Esox lucius × masquinongy
Esox lucius × masquinongy
(tiger muskellunge)
Fishes
Native Hybrid

Specimen ID166642
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius × masquinongy
Common Nametiger muskellunge
StateIL
LocalityIllinois River, La Grange reach
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
HUC8 Number07130003
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14920
Author:Irons, K.S., S.A. Delain, E. Gittinger, B.S. Ickes, C.S. Kolar, D. Ostendorf, E.N. Ratcliff, and A.J. Benson.
Date:2009
Title:Non-native fishes in the Upper Mississippi River System.
Publisher:US Geological Survey and US Army Corps of Engineers [Long Term Resources Monitoring Program (LTRMP)].
Issue:Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5176
Pages:1-131
Commentscollected in late summer early fall
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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