Specimen Information

Acanthogobius flavimanus
Acanthogobius flavimanus
(Yellowfin Goby)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID276553
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusAcanthogobius
Speciesflavimanus
Common NameYellowfin Goby
StateCA
CountySacramento
LocalitySnodgrass Slough, near Walnut Grove
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mokelumne
HUC8 Number18040012
HUC10 NameSnodgrass Slough
HUC10 Number1804001210
HUC12 NameSouth Stone Lake-Snodgrass Slough
HUC12 Number180400121002
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1078
Author:Brittan, M.R., J.D. Hopkirk, J.D. Conners, and M. Martin
Date:1970
Title:Explosive spread of the oriental goby Acanthogobius flavimanus in the San Francisco Bay-Delta region of California.
Journal:Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
Volume:38
Pages:207-214
CommentsAt publication date, was said by fishermen to be common at this location (Robert McKechnie, California Department of Fish and Game, personal communication to authors)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size95 mm


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