Specimen Information

Morone saxatilis
Morone saxatilis
(Striped Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID558267
GroupFishes
GenusMorone
Speciessaxatilis
Common NameStriped Bass
StateVA
CountyBedford
LocalitySmith Mountain Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010101
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26316
Author:Moore, C.M.
Date:1988
Title:Food habits, population dynamics, and bioenergetics of four predatory fish species in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
Publisher:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Pages:218 p.
Comments"...initially stocked in Smith Mountain Lake in the early 1960s...as high as 55 fingerlings per hectare..."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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