Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID281953
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateAR
CountyMonroe
Localitya flooded field and ditch leading to Little Piney Creek near Monroe
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBig
HUC8 Number08020304
HUC10 NameFlat Fork Creek-Big Creek
HUC10 Number0802030401
HUC12 NameLake Greenlee-Big Piney Creek
HUC12 Number080203040106
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month4
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18938
Author:Holt, L., and J. Farwick.
Date:2009
Title:Northern snakehead Channa argus eradication in Piney and Little Piney creeks, Arkansas.
Publisher:Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Pages:17 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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