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NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species |
Common Name: spotted seatrout x orangemouth corvina
Synonyms and Other Names: spotted seatrout x orangemouth corvina.
Identification: Howells (1992b).
Size: Probably similar to parent species: 90-125 cm.
Native Range:
None; artificial hybrid.
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
This hybrid combination was stocked in Calaveras Reservoir, Bexar County, Texas (Howells 1991c, 1992a; Howells and Garrett 1992; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 2001). The were collected in Braunig Lake, Bexar County (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 1993).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1984 through 1986 as a sport fish.
Status: As of 1990, only a few hybrids still survived in Calaveras Reservoir. It was predicted that the populations would soon die out (Howells 1991a, 1991c; Howells and Garrett 1992).
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: The Calaveras Reservoir stocking totaled 75,642 fish (Howells and Garrett 1992).
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 4/11/2006 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Cynoscion nebulosus x C. xanthulus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=949> Revision Date: 4/11/2006
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