Specimen ID | 1736622 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Channa |
Species | argus |
Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
State | MO |
County | Wayne |
Locality | St. Francis River, Wappapello Lake Spillway |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower St. Francis |
HUC8 Number | 08020203 |
HUC10 Name | Mingo Ditch-Saint Francis River |
HUC10 Number | 0802020304 |
HUC12 Name | Mud Creek-Saint Francis River |
HUC12 Number | 080202030402 |
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Collection Day | 25 |
Collection Month | 5 |
Collection Year | 2024 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 43257 |
Author: | Hartwig, J. |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | MDC confirms fourth invasive northern snakehead captured in Missouri
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Publisher: | Missouri Department of Conservation |
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Comments | Caught by angler below Wappapello Lake spillway and turned over to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office several hours later. Was still alive when picked up by MDC four hours after it was dropped off. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Jacob Plunkett, MDC |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |