Specimen ID | 164584 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Channa |
Species | argus |
Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
State | NY |
County | Queens |
Locality | Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Bronx |
HUC8 Number | 02030102 |
HUC10 Name | Bronx River-East River |
HUC10 Number | 0203010201 |
HUC12 Name | Flushing Creek-Flushing Bay |
HUC12 Number | 020301020104 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2005 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released for food |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 24436 |
Author: | Cohen, M.K., J.A. MacDonald, and A.M. Brinton. |
Date: | 2011 |
Title: | Northern snakeheads in two New York City lakes over four years. |
Publisher: | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
Pages: | 16 pp |
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Comments | A later unconfirmed report by the city parks department in November 2005 supposed 11 more caught in the lake. Total of 34 collected from June 2005-Oct 2010. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 |
Size | 15 - 28 inches |