Specimen Information

Esox masquinongy
Esox masquinongy
(Muskellunge)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45108
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Speciesmasquinongy
Common NameMuskellunge
StateVA
CountyBedford
LocalitySmith Mountain Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010101
Map
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Collection Year1963
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsfirst began stocking in this lake in 1963, as reservoir filled
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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