Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID238987
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateWA
CountyKing
LocalitySouth Portage Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Washington
HUC8 Number17110012
HUC10 NameLower Sammamish River
HUC10 Number1711001204
HUC12 NameLake Washington-Sammamish River
HUC12 Number171100120400
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1872
Author:Tabor, R., E. Warner, and S. Hager
Date:2001
Title:An Oriental weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) population established in Washington.
Journal:Northwest Science
Volume:75
Issue:1
Pages:72-76
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13708
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney.
Date:2003
Title:Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Pages:322 pp
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierJim Williams
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected20
Size85-200 mm total length


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/25/2024].

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