Specimen Information

Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy
(Muskellunge)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35289
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesmasquinongy
Common NameMuskellunge
StateME
CountySomerset
LocalitySt. John River, Somerset County, Lat 47 00 00 N; Long 69 35 10 W; T7 R17 WELS (map pg. 54)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHeadwaters Saint John River
HUC8 Number01010006
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
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
Commentsaccidental migrant from an introduced population in Quebec. now well established. First recorded in 1984.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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