Specimen Information

Esox niger
Esox niger
(Chain Pickerel)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35152
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesniger
Common NameChain Pickerel
StateMD
LocalityChesapeake drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Chesapeake
HUC8 Number02060000
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1400
Author:Lee, D.S., A. Norden, C.R. Gilbert, and R. Franz
Date:1976
Title:A list of the freshwater fishes of Maryland and Delaware.
Journal:Chesapeake Science
Volume:17
Issue:3
Pages:205-211
CommentsHocutt et al. 1986 says native to Chesapeake; so does Crossman 1978
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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