Specimen Information

Monopterus cuchia
Monopterus cuchia
(cuchia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1652555
GroupFishes
GenusMonopterus
Speciescuchia
Common Namecuchia
StateNY
CountyKings
LocalityProspect Park [Lake], Brooklyn
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSandy Hook-Staten Island
HUC8 Number02030104
HUC10 NameJamaica Bay-Rockaway Inlet
HUC10 Number0203010405
HUC12 NameIsland Channel-Jamaica Bay
HUC12 Number020301040503
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34820
Author:Brown, S.R.
Date:2020
Title:Weirdo dumps ‘at least 100’ eels into NYC’s Prospect Park Lake
Publisher:New York Daily News
Reference 2
Ref. Number:34821
Author:Ray, E.
Date:2020
Title:Mystery eels dumped in Prospect Park lake are part of invasive species that could harm native fish
Publisher:New York Daily News
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierL. Nico, U.S. Geological Survey
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected~100


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/27/2024].

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