Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35281
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateME
CountyKennebec
LocalityGreat Pond, Kennebec River drainage, town of Belgrade, Kennebec County
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Kennebec River
HUC8 Number01030003
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:880
Author:Kircheis, F.W.
Date:1994
Title:Update on freshwater fish species reproducing in Maine.
Journal:Maine Naturalist
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pages:25-28
Reference 2
Ref. Number:14426
Author:Collins, S.
Date:2003
Title:The great mudpuppy escape (sort of).
Commentsfirst record for state. first confirmed reproduction.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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