Specimen Information

Lepisosteus oculatus
Lepisosteus oculatus
(Spotted Gar)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34889
GroupFishes
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus
Common NameSpotted Gar
StateMA
CountyHampshire
Localitypond at Amherst
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAshuelot River-Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080201
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:103
Author:Hartel, K.E.
Date:1992
Title:Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters.
Journal:Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department
Volume:2
Pages:1-9
Reference 2
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Commentsspecies is cf. oculatus
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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