Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1736606
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateWA
CountyKittitas
LocalityYakima River, side channel near Ellensburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Yakima
HUC8 Number17030001
HUC10 NameTaneum Creek-Yakima River
HUC10 Number1703000105
HUC12 NameManastash Creek-Yakima River
HUC12 Number170300010511
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month5
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Disposalremoved from site
VerifierM. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Fyke net deployed in river side channel
Close view of head of Pond Loach in net
Full view of Pond Loach in net
Frontal view of head of Pond Loach in a container


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/2/2024].

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