Specimen Information

Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy
(Muskellunge)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID33628
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesmasquinongy
Common NameMuskellunge
StateIL
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:105
Author:Smith, P.W.
Date:1979
Title:The fishes of Illinois.
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Pages:314 pp
CommentsNative to Lake Michigan, but natural populations are extirpated. found in reservoirs.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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