Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1886692
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StatePA
CountyLancaster
LocalityConestoga River, below RT. 30 dam, near Lancaster City Waterworks
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050306
HUC10 NameConestoga River
HUC10 Number0205030611
HUC12 NameLower Conestoga River
HUC12 Number020503061107
Map
Collection Day28
Collection Month9
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsAngler report received by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC). A follow up electrofishing survey by the SRBC and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission resulted in the capture of one fish, presumably the same fish caught and released by the angler.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierPennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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