Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1548418
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateOH
CountyPickaway
LocalityScioto River backwater, at culvert under SR 762 in Mackey Ford Wildlife Area, 3 miles E of Commercial Point OH, Harrison Twp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Scioto
HUC8 Number05060001
HUC10 NameScioto Big Run-Scioto River
HUC10 Number0506000123
HUC12 NameGrove Run-Scioto River
HUC12 Number050600012304
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month6
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | unknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23896
Author:Ohio State University Museum of Zoology.
Date:2019
Title:Ohio State University Museum of Zoology Fish Division - ichthyology collection database.
Journal:Ohio State University Museum of Zoology
CommentsFirst sighted and photographed by an Ohio Department of Transportation employee, image sent to Stephanie Janosy USGS hydrologist then to John Navarro Aquatic Invasive Species at ODNR-DOW. Species identification confirmed by Douglas Sweet, ODNR-DOW London Ohio Fish Hatchery, and Marc Kibbey, Associate Curator of Fishes at the Museum of Biological Diversity (cataloged as OSUM 119758)
Record TypeNAS sighting report
DisposalOhio State University Museum ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberOSUM 119758
VerifierMarc Kibbey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected19
Photo
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus


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