Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1522464
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateID
CountyAda
Localityirrigation canals and ponds, sites with seasonal connections to the Boise River in southwest Idaho
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Boise
HUC8 Number17050114
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26695
Author:Urquhart, A.N., and P. Koetsier
Date:2014
Title:Low-temperature tolerance and critical thermal minimum of the invasive Oriental Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in Idaho, USA
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:143
Issue:1
Pages:68-76
CommentsSpecimens (N=311) collected between May 2008 to June 2009.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected311


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