Dolomedes triton

(Walckenaer, 1837)

Six-spotted Fishing Spider

G5Secure Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120977
Element CodeILARA49040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyPisauridae
GenusDolomedes
Other Common Names
Dolomède aquatique (FR)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-09-25
Change Date2015-09-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
AlbertaS5Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
LabradorSNRYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Roadless Areas (37)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Arizona (6)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
SunsetApache-Sitgreaves National Forests28,948
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Coyote NorthInyo National Forest11,932
MillModoc National Forest321
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
Tennessee (4)
AreaForestAcres
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stump CreekCaribou National Forest355
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Wyoming (5)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest166,707
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Windy MountainShoshone National Forest31,283
References (3)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.