Specimen Information

Anguilla anguilla
Anguilla anguilla
(European eel)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID162748
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 Year1969
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:857
Author:Carlton, J.T.
Date:1985
Title:Transoceanic and interoceanic dispersal of coastal marine organisms: the biology of ballast water
Journal:Oceanography and Marine Biology: Annual Review
Volume:1985
Issue:23
Pages:313-371
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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