Specimen Information

Hoplosternum littorale
Hoplosternum littorale
(Brown Hoplo)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID242941
GroupFishes
GenusHoplosternum
Specieslittorale
Common NameBrown Hoplo
StateFL
CountyCollier
LocalityBig Cypress National Preserve, Off of S.R. 29, just south of I-75
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBig Cypress Swamp
HUC8 Number03090204
HUC10 NameOkaloacoochee Slough
HUC10 Number0309020409
HUC12 NameDeep Lake Slough
HUC12 Number030902040906
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14428
Author:Loftus, W.F.
Date:2004
Title:Inventory of freshwater fish species within Big Cypress National Preserve: The basis for a long-term sampling program.
Journal:Fact Sheet 2004-3131
Publisher:US Geolgoical Survey.
CommentsReference documents the first occurrence of Hoplosternum littorale from Big Cypress National Preserve, and it currently expanding its range southeastward.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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