Specimen ID | 280568 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Channa |
Species | argus |
Common Name | Northern Snakehead |
State | VA |
County | Stafford |
Locality | Aquia Creek, upper tidal portion (Government Island area), 11.0 air miles NNE center of Fredericksburg |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Potomac |
HUC8 Number | 02070011 |
HUC10 Name | Potomac Creek-Potomac River |
HUC10 Number | 0207001102 |
HUC12 Name | Lower Aquia Creek |
HUC12 Number | 020700110203 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 7 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2011 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released for food |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
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. |
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Comments | Specimens are very young of the year dipped from an aggregation ("ball") numbering thousands and under guard by a parent. Most of sample was given live to UFSWS (Annapolis or Patuxant?) biologist for study. |
Record Type | Literature |
Disposal | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
Museum Cat Number | NCSM 65191 |
Verifier | Starnes, W.C. |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater-Brackish |
Number Preserved | 23 |
Number of Juveniles | 23 |