Specimen Information

Channa maculata
Channa maculata
(Blotched Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID284107
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesmaculata
Common NameBlotched Snakehead
CountryCanada
StateBC
Localitypark pond in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePuget Trough/Georgia Basin
HUC8 Number32505600
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month6
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26618
Author:Scott, D., J.W. Moore, L. Herborg, C.C. Murray, and N.R. Serrao
Date:2013
Title:A non-native snakehead fish in British Columbia, Canada: capture, genetics, isotopes, and policy consequences.
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:4
Issue:4
Pages:265-271
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size690 mm TL; 3700 g


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