| Specimen ID | 160984 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Channa |
| Species | argus |
| Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
| State | IL |
| County | Cook |
| Locality | Lake Michigan, Burnham Harbor in downtown Chicago |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Michigan |
| HUC8 Number | 04190000 |
| HUC10 Name | Lake Michigan |
| HUC10 Number | 0419000002 |
| HUC12 Name | Lake Michigan |
| HUC12 Number | 041900000200 |
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| Collection Day | 9 |
| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 2004 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released for food |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 14049 |
| Author: | Associated Press. |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Title: | Relief in Chicago: No more 'Frankenfish'. |
| Publisher: | ABC News |
| Issue: | October 19 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14048 |
| Author: | Hawthorne, M. |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Title: | Predator fish's origin a mystery. |
| Publisher: | Chicago Tribune |
| Issue: | October 31 |
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| Comments | This specimen was dipnetted out of the lake from up on the wall. Female, no eggs present. Stomach empty. See voucher photos. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | preserved in ethanol |
| Museum Cat Number | FMNH 126134 |
| Verifier | Phil Willink, Ph.D., Field Museum, Chicago |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Year Class | adult |
| Size | 18 inches |
| Number Released | 0 |
| Number of Females | 1 |
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