Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID281530
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateNY
CountyQueens
LocalityWillow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBronx
HUC8 Number02030102
HUC10 NameBronx River-East River
HUC10 Number0203010201
HUC12 NameFlushing Creek-Flushing Bay
HUC12 Number020301020104
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24182
Author:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date:2012
Title:New York State Fish Data from Public Waters.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24436
Author:Cohen, M.K., J.A. MacDonald, and A.M. Brinton.
Date:2011
Title:Northern snakeheads in two New York City lakes over four years.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:16 pp
CommentsNY ObservationID = 13889, 13893. Total of 17 collected from June 2005-Oct 2010. Also refs 26408, 26387.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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