Specimen Information

Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla anguilla
(European eel)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29490
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciesanguilla
Common NameEuropean eel
StateCA
CountyContra Costa-Sacramento
LocalitySan Pablo Bay (San Joaquine River) at Antioch bridge
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSan Pablo Bay
HUC8 Number18050002
Map
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Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:559
Author:McCosker, J.E.
Date:1989
Title:Freshwater eels (Family Anguillidae) in California: current conditions and future senarios.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:75
Issue:1
Pages:4-10
Reference 2
Ref. Number:560
Author:Williamson, G.R., and O. Tabeta
Date:1991
Title:Search for Anguilla eels on the west coast of North America and on the Aleutian and Hawaiian Islands.
Journal:Japanese Journal of Ichthyology
Volume:38
Pages:315-317
Comments1977 or before. Identified as A. japonica or anguilla by Williamson and Tabeta (1991) - 721
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberCAS 39012
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size740 mm


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