Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID161202
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateMI
CountyOakland
LocalitySunset Pond east of Holly, a rearing pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShiawassee
HUC8 Number04080203
HUC10 NameSouth Branch Shiawassee River-Shiawassee River
HUC10 Number0408020301
HUC12 NamePatterson Hooy Drain-Shiawasee River
HUC12 Number040802030107
Map
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Collection Year1939
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1257
Author:Schultz, E.E.
Date:1960
Title:Establishment and early dispersal of a loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor), in Michigan.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:89
Issue:4
Pages:376-377
Reference 2
Ref. Number:460
Author:Emery, L.
Date:1985
Title:Review of fish introduced into the Great Lakes, 1819-1974. Technical Report No. 45.
Publisher:Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI.
Pages:31 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:393
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1986
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in North America.
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:675-698
CommentsEscaped captivity during periods of high water.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierReeve Bailey, University of Michigan
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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