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Hoplosternum littorale
Hoplosternum littorale
(Brown Hoplo)
Fishes
Exotic
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Specimen ID282264
GroupFishes
GenusHoplosternum
Specieslittorale
Common NameBrown Hoplo
StateFL
CountyCharlotte
LocalityPeace River, NW shore of Charlotte Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePeace
HUC8 Number03100101
HUC10 NameCharlotte Harbor-Peace River
HUC10 Number0310010111
HUC12 NamePeace River
HUC12 Number031001011108
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Collection Day21
Collection Month9
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18981
Author:Poulakis, G.R., R.E. Matheson, Jr., M.E. Mitchell, D.A. Blewett, and C.F. Idelberger
Date:2004
Title:Fishes of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida.
Journal:Gulf of Mexico Science
Volume:22
Issue:2
Pages:117-150
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24381
Author:Idelberger, C.F., C.J. Stafford, and S.E. Erickson
Date:2011
Title:Distribution and abundance of introduced fishes in Florida’s Charlotte Harbor estuary.
Journal:Gulf and Caribbean Research
Volume:23
Pages:13-22
Reference 3
Ref. Number:24406
Author:Idelberger, C.
Date:2011
Title:dataset for paper "Distribution and abundance of introduced fishes in Florida's Charlotte Harbor estuary".
Reference 4
Ref. Number:25080
Author:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Date:2012
Title:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ichthyology collection database.
Publisher:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Reference 5
Ref. Number:26107
Author:Anonymous
Date:2013
Title:Collection records of Hoplosternum littorale from locations within the United States. Derived from a search on FishNet2 on 2013-04-29.
Publisher:Anonymous
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberFSBC 19483
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size124 mm SL
Number Preserved1

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