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Scientific Name
Esox niger
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Esox niger Lesueur, 1818
Park
Petersburg National Battlefield (PETE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
chain pickerel
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderEsociformes
FamilyEsocidae
GenusEsox
SpeciesEsox niger
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/23/2005.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/23/2005.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/23/2005.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: James Atkinson, fish taxa expert, 9/23/2005.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Alan Williams - SHEN
Created Date
3/8/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
9/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: 2003 Fish Inventory Database - SHEN, Accepted Detail: Jenkins, R. E. and N. M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society. Bethseda, Maryland.
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