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tiger muskellunge (norlunge) |
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Name and Code |
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Species |
Esox lucius x E. masquinongy |
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Taxonomic Authority |
not applicable |
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Common Name(s) |
tiger muskellunge (norlunge) |
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French Name |
maskinongé tigre |
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Species TSN |
not applicable |
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Conservation Status |
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National Rank (NRank) |
NNA |
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Provincial Rank (SRank) |
SNA |
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Ecological Value |
Ontario Origin |
natural hybrid |
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Economic Importance |
sport fish |
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Habitat and Feeding |
General Habitat(s) |
lacustrine; riverine |
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Environment |
benthopelagic |
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Habitat Preference |
warm, weedy shallows of clear lakes and slow rivers; preferred water temperature range 19-21°C |
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Reproduction |
Reproductive Guild |
Nonguarders: Open substratum spawners: Phytophils |
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Spawning Habitat(s) |
lacustrine; riverine |
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Spawning Month(s) |
April-May |
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Spawning Temperature (°C) |
no data |
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Nursery Habitat(s) |
lacustrine; riverine |
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Size and Age |
Adult Length (cm) |
58.4-111.1 TL |
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Adult Weight (kg) |
1.3-10.9 |
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Age at Maturity (yrs) |
n/a (m); no data (f) |
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Maximum Length (cm) |
137.2 TL |
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Maximum Weight (kg) |
23.22 |
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Ontario Records |
Record Length (cm) |
132.1 TL |
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Ontario Range Map |
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Ontario Distribution |
central, eastern and northwestern Ontario |
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Photographs |
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Notes |
hybrid progeny of male Northern Pike crossed with female Muskellunge; males are sterile, however females are often fertile |
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Information Sources |
Bernatchez, L. and M. Giroux. 2000. Les poissons d’eau douce du Québec et leur répartition dans l’Est du Canada. Broquet Inc. Saint-Constant, QC. 350 pp. |
Carlander, K.D. 1969. Handbook of freshwater fishery biology. Volume one. Life history data on freshwater fishes of the United States and Canada, exclusive of the Perciformes. Iowa State University Press. Ames, IA. vi + 752 pp. |
Cooper, E.L. 1983. Fishes of Pennsylvania and the northeastern United States. Pennsylvania State University Press. University Park and London. vii + 243 pp. |
Ditz, K. and E. Holm. 2018. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Fish Species Codes & Names. Ichthyology and Herpetology, Royal Ontario Museum. May 1994. Modified January 2018. |
Holm, E., N. Mandrak, and M. Burridge. 2009. The ROM field guide to freshwater fishes of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum Science Publication. Toronto, ON. 462 pp. |
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2014. On-line database. (http://www.itis.gov), accessed 07 June 2014. |
Jenkins, R.E. and N.M. Burkhead. 1993. Freshwater fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD. xxiii + 1079 pp. |
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 Publication 1980-12. Raleigh, NC. x + 867 pp. |
Mandrak, N.E. and E.J. Crossman. 1992. A checklist of Ontario freshwater fishes annotated with distribution maps. Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Miscellaneous Publication. Toronto, ON. v + 176 pp. |
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters (OFAH). 2020. OFAH Ontario record fish registry. (https://www.ofah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OFAH_RecordFish_Aug2020.pdf). Updated June 06, 2020. |
Page, L.M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, N.E. Mandrak, R.L. Mayden, and J.S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 7th Edition. American Fisheries Society, Spec. Publ. 34. Bethesda, MD. 243 pp. |
Scott, W.B. 1967. Freshwater fishes of eastern Canada, second edition. University of Toronto Press. Toronto, ON. xii + 137 pp. |
Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman. 1973. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. 184. [1998 Reprint] Galt House Publications Ltd. Oakville, ON. xx + 966 pp. |
Scharpf, C. 2006. Annotated checklist of North American freshwater fishes, including subspecies and undescribed forms. Part II: Catostomidae through Mugilidae. American Currents 32(4):1-39. |
Smith, C.L. 1985. The inland fishes of New York State. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Albany, NY. xi + 522 pp. |
Stauffer, Jr., J.R., J.M. Boltz and L.R. White. 1995. The fishes of West Virginia. Reprinted from The Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 146:1-389. Pennsylvania State University. 389 pp. |
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