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Scientific Name
Esox masquinongy
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824
Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
muskellunge
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order | Esociformes |
| Family | Esocidae |
| Genus | Esox |
| Species | Esox masquinongy |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/17/2013.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Original North American range was the St. Lawrence River, throughout the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay, and the Mississippi River basin, but it has been widely propagated and stocked elsewhere for sport fishing.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/17/2013.
Nativeness Tags
-
Cultivated
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Final Draft Version). NATUREBIB-2198239., Accepted Detail: 7th edition (2013) of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico--accessed on-line 6/17/2013 from http://fisheries.org/docs/pub_fish_names.pdf; Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/19/2007.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Possible breeder in park.; Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Other Parks
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas (MISS)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (SACN)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
