Specimen Information

Monopterus albus
Monopterus albus
(Asian Swamp Eel)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1710545
GroupFishes
GenusMonopterus
Speciesalbus
Common NameAsian Swamp Eel
StateGA
CountyFulton
LocalitySmallest impoundment lake outside of Chattahoochee Nature Center
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Chattahoochee
HUC8 Number03130001
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39900
Author:Starnes, W.C., R.T. Bryant, and G.C. Greer
Date:1998
Title:Perilous experiment: the Asian rice eel in Georgia
CommentsFound along the shoreline in muddy vegetation roots
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected14
Size1 in


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