Specimen Information

Anguilla rostrata
Anguilla rostrata
(American Eel)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID29488
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciesrostrata
Common NameAmerican Eel
StateCA
CountyContra Costa
LocalityDelta Protective Facility near Byron, trib. of San Joaquin River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Joaquin Delta
HUC8 Number18040003
HUC10 NameOld River
HUC10 Number1804000306
HUC12 NameLower Old River
HUC12 Number180400030605
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month4
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:559
Author:McCosker, J.E.
Date:1989
Title:Freshwater eels (Family Anguillidae) in California: current conditions and future senarios.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:75
Issue:1
Pages:4-10
Reference 2
Ref. Number:560
Author:Williamson, G.R., and O. Tabeta
Date:1991
Title:Search for Anguilla eels on the west coast of North America and on the Aleutian and Hawaiian Islands.
Journal:Japanese Journal of Ichthyology
Volume:38
Pages:315-317
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberCAS 62206
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size720 mm


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