| Specimen ID | 164833 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Channa |
| Species | micropeltes |
| Common Name | Giant Snakehead |
| State | TN |
| County | Shelby |
| Locality | Poplar Tree Lake in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park [~5 mi N of Memphis] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
| HUC8 Number | 08010100 |
| HUC10 Name | Memphis-Mississippi River |
| HUC10 Number | 0801010007 |
| HUC12 Name | Brinkley Bayou-Mississippi River |
| HUC12 Number | 080101000702 |
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| Collection Day | 12 |
| Collection Month | 12 |
| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 14957 |
| Author: | Brasher, B. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | Snakes alive! Even dead, it's worry. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14962 |
| Author: | Brasher, B. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | A case of mistaken identity for vicious fish; Shelby Forest snakehead not THAT snakehead. |
| Publisher: | Commercialappeal.com |
| Issue: | January 19 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 15591 |
| Author: | Schroeder, O. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | State appears to have avoided snakefish fear. |
| Publisher: | theleafchronicle.com |
| Issue: | 5 February |
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| Comments | Misidentified in news reports as C. argus. Specimen collected was found dead floating in the lake. See voucher photos. This species will not survive in a temperate climate. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | U. of Memphis |
| Verifier | Dr. Walt Courtenay, USGS |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 17 inches |
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