Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1877910
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateMS
CountyTunica
LocalityTunica Lake, approx. 1.5km south of boat launch on Charlie Lane
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Helena
HUC8 Number08020100
HUC10 NameTunica Lake-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0802010001
HUC12 NameTunica Lake-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number080201000102
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month6
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsThis fish was captured in a mini-fyke net while sampling for a thesis project by Mississippi State University graduate students. The fish was euthanized and preserved in ethanol. The specimen will be given to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks to be kept at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierM. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size85 mm total length
Photo
Channa argus
Channa argus


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/17/2025].

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