Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1695878
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateMD
CountyTalbot
LocalityPoplar Island, Cell 3d
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChoptank
HUC8 Number02060005
HUC10 NameChoptank River-Frontal Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000505
HUC12 NamePoplar Island-Frontal Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600050509
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month2
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsTwo individuals, both males, total lengths and masses 583 mm, 1700 g and 678 mm, 2600 g. Nothing in either stomach, caught in Fyke net
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected2


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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