Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Belonesox belizanus listed in key words.

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25130 Database Anonymous. 2012. Museum collection records of pike killifish Belonesox belizanus in the United States. Downloaded from FishNET on 3 December 2012. Anonymous. http://www.fishnet2.net.
39508 Database Anonymous. 2022. Miami Fish Slam Data. USGS.
41440 Database Anonymous. 2023. Ruskin Fish Slam Data. USGS.
42848 Database Anonymous. 2023. Ft. Myers Fish Slam data.
368 Journal Article Barron, J.L. 1964. Reproduction and apparent over-winter survival of the sucker-mouth armoured catfish, Plecostomus sp., in the headwaters of the San Antonio River. The Texas Journal of Science 16:449.
1868 Thesis or Dissertation Belshe, J.F. 1961. Observations on a introduced tropical fish, Belonesox belizanus, in southern Florida. Unpublished M.S. thesis. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
24369 Database Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. 2019. EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system. The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. https://www.eddmaps.org/tools/query/. Accessed on 01/27/2019.
14162 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
41442 Database Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area. 2023. Southwest Florida Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area invasive fish roundup.
182 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and C.R. Robins. 1973. Exotic aquatic organisms in Florida with emphasis on fishes: a review and recommendations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 102(1):1-12.
393 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. 1986. Distribution of exotic fishes in North America. Pages 675-698 in Hocutt, C.H., and E.O. Wiley, eds. The zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.
165 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema. 1974. Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Biological Conservation 6(4):292-302.
24874 Report Ellis, G., M. Zokan, J. Lorenz, and B. Loftus. 2006. Biscayne National Park freshwater fish inventory and monitoring final report. National Park Service. https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/DownloadDigitalFile?code=435120&file=BISC_final_fish_report_2006.pdf.
18109 Report Ellis, G., M. Zokan, W.F. Loftus, J. Lorenz. 2004. Inventory of Freshwater Fishes of the Big Cypress National Preserve. http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/loftus_bicy/.
29166 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2016. FL FWC Long-term monitoring database. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL.
18857 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2009. Ichthyology Collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/.
25899 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2013. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
24181 Journal Article Greenwood, M.F.D. 2012. Assessing effects of the nonindigenous pike killifish on indigenous fishes in Tampa Bay, Florida, using a weighted-evidence approach. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141:84-99.
33323 Book Chapter Hensley, D.A., and W.R. Courtenay Jr. 1980. Belonesox belizanus (Kner) Pike Killifish. Page 537 in Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. Raleigh, NC.
13010 Report Howells, R.G. 2001. Introduced non-native fishes and shellfishes in Texas waters: An updated list and discussion. TPWD.
360 Report Howells, R.G. 1992. Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX.
369 Journal Article Hubbs, C., T. Luciere, G.P. Garrett, R.J. Edwards, S.M. Dean, and E. Marsh. 1978. Survival and abundance of introduced fishes near San Antonio, Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 30(4):369-376.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
19144 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
275 Book Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC.
14428 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
26035 Database Loftus, W.F. 2013. Collection records of Belonesox belizanus in Everglades National Park. Data derived from Loftus and Trexler (2005; refnum 24819) and Loftus et al. (2006; refnum 19660).
463 Journal Article Loftus, W.F., and J.A. Kushlan. 1987. Freshwater fishes of southern Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 31(4):147-344. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/files/1114/7180/5011/Vol-31-No-4.PDF.
24819 Report Loftus, W.F., and J.C. Trexler. 2005. The role of aquatic refuges in the Rockland wetland complex of southern Florida, in relation to system restoration. Final report from USGS to Everglades NP for Agreement #CESA IA 5280-7-9023. U.S. National Park Service, Homestead, FL. http://www.nps.gov/ever/naturescience/upload/RES99-11FinalReportSecure.pdf.
19660 Report Loftus, W.F., J.C. Trexler, K. Dunker, S. Liston, and J. Rehage. 2006. Introduced fishes in short-hydroperiod wetlands: evaluation of sampling, status, and potential effects. Final report from USGS to Everglades National Park for Agreement # CESI IA F5284-04-0039. U.S. Geological Survey, Homestead, FL.
20840 Database Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. 2011. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - Ichthyology Collection. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. http://www.fishnet2.net/.
20902 Database McIvor, C. 2011. Unpublished data on distribution of pike killifish (Belonesox belizanus) in Everglades National Park. Provided on 7/5/2011.
33328 Journal Article Mendoza-Franco, E.F., and V.M. Vidal-Martínez. 2001. Salsuginus neotropicalis n. sp. (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalinae) from the pike killifish Belonesox belizanus (Atheriniformes: Poeciliidae) from southeastern Mexico. Systematic Parasitology 48(1):41-45. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1026568122455.
33324 Thesis or Dissertation Miley, W.W. 1978. Ecological impact of the pike killifish, Belonesox belizanus Kner (Poeciliidae), in southern Florida. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
25976 Database North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. 2013. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. Created on 02/10/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
32414 Database Schofield, P.J. 2016. Fish slam data Spring 2016 in south Florida. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 01/30/2019.
31023 Database Schofield, P.J. 2017. Fish Slam Fall 2017 collection data in south Florida. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 02/06/2018.
29757 Database Schofield, P.J. 2017. Fish Slam Spring 2017 data (unpublished). U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 04/12/2017.
32291 Database Schofield, P.J. 2018. Fish slam data in south Florida Fall 2018, November 6-7. U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL. Created on 11/29/2018.
33937 Database Schofield, P.J. 2019. Fish slam data in south Florida, November 2019. Created on 11/22/2019.
35671 Database Schofield, P.J. 2021. Virtual Statewide Fish Slam, March 15-19, 2021. U.S. Geological Survey (Unpublished data), Gainesville, FL. Created on 04/19/2021. Accessed on 04/19/2021.
13672 Journal Article Tilmant, J.T. 1999. Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System. Paper presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of The American Fisheries Society, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 1999 129:50.
1939 Journal Article Trexler, J.C., W.F. Loftus, F. Jordan, J.J. Lorenz, J.H. Chick, and R.M. Kobza. 2000. Empirical assessment of fish introductions in a subtropical wetland: an evaluation of contrasting views. Biological Invasions 2:265-277.
32250 Report U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2018. Pike Killifish (Belonesox belizanus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/erss/highrisk/ERSS-Belonesox-belizanus-FINAL-August2018.pdf.
14257 Web Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species. http://www.nwrinvasives.com/index.asp (Last accessed 2006).


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