Specimen Information

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
(Silver Arowana)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29472
GroupFishes
GenusOsteoglossum
Speciesbicirrhosum
Common NameSilver Arowana
StateCA
CountyNapa
LocalityLake Berryessa
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Putah
HUC8 Number18020162
HUC10 NameLower Putah Creek
HUC10 Number1802016205
HUC12 NameMcCune Creek-Putah Creek
HUC12 Number180201620503
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:274
Author:Shapovalov, L., A.J. Cordone, and W.A. Dill
Date:1981
Title:A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:67
Issue:1
Pages:4-38
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Reference 3
Ref. Number:459
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams.
Date:1991
Title:Appendix 2: Exotic fishes
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:97-107
Reference 4
Ref. Number:20826
Author:California Academy of Sciences.
Date:2011
Title:California Academy of Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences.
CommentsTrolled in 30 ft. of water off Putah Creek, Park Marina.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalCalifornia Academy of Sciences
Museum Cat NumberCAS 14802
VerifierFreihofer, W.C.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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