Specimen Information

Lota lota
Lota lota
(Burbot)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID31002
GroupFishes
GenusLota
Specieslota
Common NameBurbot
StateCT
CountyMiddlesex-Hartford
LocalityConnecticut River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1537
Author:Whitworth, W.R.
Date:1996
Title:Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Pages:243 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
CommentsWhitworth says collected from 2 drainages; Lee et al shows Connecticut River collection; Kartel et al. say native to Connecticut River, but very rare
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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