Specimen Information

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Pond Loach)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID242795
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NamePond Loach
StateMD
CountyBaltimore
LocalityGwynns Falls immediately upstream of wier. 50 m upstream of confluence with Scotts Level Branch
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NameGwynns Falls
HUC10 Number0206000309
HUC12 NameDead Run-Gywnns Falls
HUC12 Number020600030902
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24046
Author:Ashton, M., and P. Ciccotto
Date:2010
Title:First records of oriental weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in Maryland.
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:17
Issue:4
Pages:671-672
Reference 2
Ref. Number:20908
Author:North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Date:2011
Title:North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:North Carolina Museum of Natural History.
Commentsnone found on second visit to the site in August 2007.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 23879
VerifierRich Raesly - Frostburg State Univ.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size137 mm SL
Number Preserved1
Photo
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus


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