Specimen ID | 1657330 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Channa |
Species | argus |
Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
State | MD |
County | Harford |
Locality | Foster Branch, shallow water along far shoreline from Mariner Point Park |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Gunpowder-Patapsco |
HUC8 Number | 02060003 |
HUC10 Name | Gunpowder River-Chesapeake Bay |
HUC10 Number | 0206000306 |
HUC12 Name | Saltpeter Creek-Gunpowder River |
HUC12 Number | 020600030602 |
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Collection Day | 28 |
Collection Month | 4 |
Collection Year | 2021 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | released for food |
Status | established |
Comments | Approximately 5-7 individual fish observed, ranging from about 14 in. to over 30 in.. One caught, 21 in. All appeared healthy and active. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | M. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey) |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 5 |
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