Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40226
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateOK
CountyCimarron
LocalityLake Carl Etling
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Cimarron
HUC8 Number11040002
HUC10 NameBlack Mesa State Park-Cimarron River
HUC10 Number1104000202
HUC12 NameUpper Carrizo Creek
HUC12 Number110400020202
Map
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:394
Author:Miller, R.J., and H.W. Robison.
Date:1973
Title:The Fishes of Oklahoma.
Publisher:Oklahoma State University Press Stillwater, OK.
Pages:246 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28777
Author:Bean, C.
Date:1998
Title:Pike record might stand for all time.
Publisher:The Oklahoman
CommentsBecause of the lack of public acceptance, Stahl remembered, the 10-year-old pike stocking program was abandoned in 1976, and a couple of dozen big brood fish were transported from the Byron Fish Hatchery to Lake Carl Etling, where they were released. (http://newsok.com/article/2612001); some reproductions because they are still caught in 1998
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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