Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1740265
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StatePA
CountyLancaster
LocalityPeter's Creek, approximately 900m upstream of mouth.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050306
HUC10 NameSusquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205030617
HUC12 NameFishing Creek-Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020503061709
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month10
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsJuvenile collected by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission staff during electrofishing survey. Preserved in the PFBC's Collection, Centre Region Office. Specimen ID number 707.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierM. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1
Number of Juveniles1
Photo
Juvenile Northern Snakehead in hand, facing right
Juvenile Northern Snakehead in open hand, facing right


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/3/2025].

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