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Common Name: spot
Taxonomy: available through 
Identification: Hoese and Moore (1977); Manooch (1984); Robins and Ray (1986).
Size: 36 cm.
Native Range:
Marine. Massachusetts to northern Mexico; absent from southern Florida (Robins and Ray 1986).
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Nonindigenous Occurrences: Spot from coastal Texas waters reportedly was introduced to inland waters in Texas prior to 1992 (probably in the 1950s or 1960s) (Howells and Garrett 1992).
Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked as a sport fish.
Status: The introduction failed.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Howells and Garrett (1992) provided no details concerning the stocking of spot in Texas. Presumably, its introduction took place in the 1950s, or shortly thereafter, when Texas agencies began wholesale capturing of native marine species along the Texas coast for later transport and stocking in reservoirs and rivers within the state.
Howells, R. G., and G. P. Garrett. 1992. Status of some exotic sport fishes in Texas waters. Texas Journal of Science 44(3):317-324.
Robins, C. R., G. C. Ray, and J. Douglass. 1986. A field guide to Atlantic Coast fishes of North America. The Peterson Guide Series, volume 32. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
Author: Pam Fuller
Revision Date: 5/22/2000 Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Leiostomus xanthurus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=953> Revision Date: 5/22/2000
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