| Specimen ID | 29717 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Misgurnus |
| Species | anguillicaudatus |
| Common Name | Pond Loach |
| State | CA |
| County | Orange |
| Locality | Westminster flood control channel |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Seal Beach |
| HUC8 Number | 18070201 |
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| Collection Day | 12 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1968 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 591 |
| Author: | St. Amant, J.A., and F.G. Hoover |
| Date: | 1969 |
| Title: | Addition of Misgurnus aguillicaudatus (Cantor) to the California fauna. |
| Journal: | California Fish and Game |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Pages: | 330-331 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 1577 |
| Author: | Dill, W.A., and A.J. Cordone. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871-1996. Fish Bulletin 178 |
| Publisher: | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Pages: | 414 pp |
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| Comments | First collection in California. May have come from a nearby goldfish farm. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Museum Cat Number | SIO 68-213 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 300 |
| Size | 16-224 mm SL |
| Number Preserved | 3 |
