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/lepisosteiformes/lepisosteidae/lepisosteus/platostomus/2.jpg "Lepisosteus platostomus")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 |
| Common Name | Schwarzpunktierter Knochenhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | U.S.A. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 880mm or 34.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: USA in Mississippi River basin from south central Ohio, north Indiana, and Wisconsin to Montana and south to north Alabama and Louisiana; Lake Michigan drainage, Wisconsin ; Calcasieu and Mermentau rivers on Louisiana Gulf Coast. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 3), pp 168. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2015 Jun 03 12:21 (species record created: 2013 Jul 09 20:49) |