Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1756838
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateAK
CountyAnchorage
LocalityCampbell Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAnchorage
HUC8 Number19020401
Map
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44708
Author:Wooler, M.J., P. Bradley, K.J. Spaleta, R.L. Massengill, K. Dunker, and P.A.H. Westley
Date:2024
Title:Estuarine dispersal of an invasive Holarctic predator (Esox lucius) confirmed in North America
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:19
Issue:12
Pages:e0315320
CommentsSample consisted mostly of 1–2-year-olds with the exception of one 3-year-old female
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected24
Year Class1-3 year olds


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2025].

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