Specimen Information

Anguilla rostrata
Anguilla rostrata
(American Eel)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID275116
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciesrostrata
Common NameAmerican Eel
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Huron near Macpherson Point [near Underwood, Bay Du Dore]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePenetangore River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC8 Number04230004
HUC10 NamePenetangore River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC10 Number0423000400
HUC12 NamePenetangore River-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC12 Number042300040000
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month6
Collection Year1966
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19757
Author:Royal Ontario Museum Fish Collections.
Date:2011
Title:Royal Ontario Museum Fish Collections - Anguilla rostrata.
CommentsLikely gained access to through Welland Canal
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalRoyal Ontario Museum
Museum Cat NumberROM 27120
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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