Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records.

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Ref IDTypeAuthorDateTitle
26438 NewsAlexander, K.1994The big 'piranha' that got away -- Silver Lake fish turns out to be only a cousin
497 NewsAnonymous1987Piranha found in San Joaquin River.
499 Journal ArticleBrittan, M.R., and G.D. Grossman1979A pacu (Colossoma, Family Characidae) caught in the Sacramento River.
20826 DatabaseCalifornia Academy of Sciences.2011California Academy of Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database.
26266 DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game.2009California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD).
704 BookCardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.1993Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
165 Journal ArticleCourtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema1974Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida.
29040 Web PageCulbertson, J.2016Exotic fish discovered in urban bayous of Galveston Bay
1109 NewsDevick, B.1992The great piranha hunt
690 Conference ProceedingsDevick, W.S.1991Pattern of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaii freshwater habitats.
1577 BookDill, W.A., and A.J. Cordone.1997History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871-1996. Fish Bulletin 178
18857 DatabaseFlorida Museum of Natural History2009Ichthyology Collection database.
25899 DatabaseFlorida Museum of Natural History2013Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a
26212 DatabaseGBIF2013Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
498 NewsGordon, B.1987Piranhas caught in Fresno County.
7 ReportHowells, R.G., R.L. Benefield, and J.M. Mambretti.1991Records of pacus (Colossoma spp.) and piranhas (Serrasalmus spp.) in Texas. Management Data Series No. 70
25944 DatabaseiNaturalist2024 
14825 OtherInternational Game Fishing Association.2000NEW WORLD RECORD PEACOCK BASS COMES FROM...FLORIDA!!!.
19421 NewsLindsey, S.2010Outdoor life: At least if wasn't a piranha.
26408 DatabaseLoftus, A.2011Multi State Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS) Master Database records via Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
20877 DatabaseMississippi Museum of Natural Science.2011Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - Ichthyology Collection.
14969 BookMundy, B.C.2005Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 6
13712 BookRoss, S.T.2001The inland fishes of Mississippi.
25992 DatabaseSanta Barbara Museum of Natural History2013Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History vertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14690
31023 DatabaseSchofield, P.J.2017Fish Slam Fall 2017 collection data in south Florida
20870 DatabaseUniversity of Washington.2011University of Washinton - Fish Collection Database.


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