Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1418770
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateMD
CountyHarford
LocalityChesapeake Bay, shoreline south of Tydings Park, Havre de Grace
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NameRomney Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000302
HUC12 NameSwan Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600030201
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsI was in a kayak and they held their ground, did not swim away, and stayed close to each other as I drifted by and snapped their photo.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Photo
Channa argus
Channa argus


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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