| Specimen ID | 241066 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Monopterus |
| Species | cuchia |
| Common Name | cuchia |
| State | NJ |
| County | Passaic |
| Locality | Passaic River at Paterson's Westside Park |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Hackensack-Passaic |
| HUC8 Number | 02030103 |
| HUC10 Name | Lower Passaic River |
| HUC10 Number | 0203010308 |
| HUC12 Name | Peckman River-Passaic River |
| HUC12 Number | 020301030802 |
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| Collection Day | 12 |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 2007 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released ceremonial |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 16652 |
| Author: | Henry, S. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Buddhists release creatures into Passaic. |
| Publisher: | Herald News |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 16653 |
| Author: | Henry, S. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Origin of reptiles remains a mystery. |
| Publisher: | Herald News |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 16651 |
| Author: | Henry, S. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Authorities find a lot wrong with Buddhist reptile rite. |
| Publisher: | Herald News |
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| Reference 4 |
| Ref. Number: | 33959 |
| Author: | Nico, L.G., A.J. Ropicki, J.V. Kilian, and M. Harper |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | Asian swamp eels in North America linked to the live-food trade and prayer-release rituals |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 775-814 |
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| Comments | Prayer release by Buddhists; photo of swamp eels; species is not M. albus |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Verifier | Dr. Leo Nico - U.S. Geological Survey |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
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