Specimen Information

Anguilla sp.
Anguilla sp.
(unidentified eel)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID40651
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified eel
StateOR
CountyMultnomah
LocalityWillamette River at Portland
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Willamette
HUC8 Number17090012
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusfailed
Reference 1
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 TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Disposalaquarium (1990)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size20 cm TL


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