Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID31079
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius × masquinongy
Common Nametiger muskellunge
StateDE
CountyNew Castle
LocalityRed Lion Creek, a tributary to the Delaware River 10 miles downstream from Wilmington
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameC&D Canal - Red Lion Creek
HUC10 Number0204020507
HUC12 NameRed Lion Creek-Delaware River
HUC12 Number020402050703
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:85
Author:Raasch, M.S., and V.L. Altemus, Sr.
Date:1991
Title:Delaware's freshwater and brackish water fishes - a popular account.
Publisher:Delaware State College Center for the Study of Del-Mar-Va Habitats and the Society of Natural History of Delaware.
Pages:166 pp
Commentsstocked in PA
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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