| Specimen ID | 261358 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Channa |
| Species | maculata |
| Common Name | Blotched Snakehead |
| State | NC |
| County | Mecklenburg |
| Locality | Paw Creek arm of Lake Wylie [Catawba River], just W of Charlotte |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Upper Catawba |
| HUC8 Number | 03050101 |
| HUC10 Name | Mountain Island Lake-Catawba River |
| HUC10 Number | 0305010114 |
| HUC12 Name | Paw Creek-Lake Wylie |
| HUC12 Number | 030501011404 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 19 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released for food |
| Status | unknown |
| Comments | Gravid female, caught in two feet of water. Subsequent electrofishing the following day found no additional specimens. See voucher photos. Previously misidentified as Northern Snakehead (Channa argus). |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | NC State Museum |
| Museum Cat Number | NCSM 53258 |
| Verifier | Walter R. Courtenay, Jr. |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 31 in., 12.7 lbs. |
| Number of Breeding Females | 1 |
| Photo | |
