Specimen Information

Monopterus cuchia
Monopterus cuchia
(cuchia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1613677
GroupFishes
GenusMonopterus
Speciescuchia
Common Namecuchia
StateTX
CountyFort Bend
LocalityBuffalo Run Park lake [SW Houston]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
HUC10 NameSims Bayou
HUC10 Number1204010405
HUC12 NameUpper Sims Bayou
HUC12 Number120401040501
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food | released ceremonial
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37996
Author:Best, A., J.S. Perkin, A.K. Pinion, H. Binkley, and K.W. Conway
Date:2022
Title:First record of the Gangetic Swamp Eel, Ophichthys cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Synbranchidae), from Texas (USA) based on museum vouchered material, and confirmation of a second established non-native population in the USA
Journal:Check List
Volume:18
Issue:3
Pages:475-482
Record TypeNAS sighting report
DisposalTexas Cooperative Wildlife Collections ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberTCWC 20167.01
VerifierK. Conway (Texas A&M University)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Size405-775 mm TL
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Monopterus cuchia


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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