| Specimen ID | 238390 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Channa |
| Species | argus |
| Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
| State | NC |
| County | Gaston |
| Locality | South Fork Catawba River at HWY 74 bridge in Gastonia |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | South Fork Catawba |
| HUC8 Number | 03050102 |
| HUC10 Name | Lower South Fork Catawba River |
| HUC10 Number | 0305010206 |
| HUC12 Name | Duharts Creek-South Fork Catawba River |
| HUC12 Number | 030501020605 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 14 |
| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2007 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released for food |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 16091 |
| Author: | Henderson, B. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | If you catch this Asian fish, keep it and call the law. |
| Publisher: | The Charlotte Observer |
| Volume: | 2007 |
| Issue: | May 31 |
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| Comments | Was released back to the site after the fisherman was mistakenly advised it was a bowfin. Identification based on voucher photos. Electrofishing by the state the following day found none. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Dr. Walter Courtenay |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 13 lbs., 31 in TL |
| Number Released | 1 |