Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1758505
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateMD
CountyHarford
LocalitySusquehanna River, at Conowingo Dam in fish lift
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050306
HUC10 NameSusquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205030617
HUC12 NameRock Run-Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020503061713
Map
Collection Day2
Collection Month5
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:44974
Author:Love, J.W.
Date:2024
Title:Notes on the fecundity and egg diameter of Northern snakehead (Channa argus) from Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:31
Issue:3
Pages:300-312
CommentsSampling occurred from May to June of 2021
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected40
Number of Females40


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/14/2026].

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