Specimen Information

Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla anguilla
(European eel)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID160247
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciesanguilla
Common NameEuropean eel
StateCA
LocalitySan Francisco Bay drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
Map
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Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13027
Author:Wonham, M.J., J.T. Carlton, G.M. Ruiz, and L.D. Smith
Date:2000
Title:Fish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biological invasions
Journal:Marine Biology
Volume:136
Pages:1111-1121
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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