Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID40652
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified eel
StateOR
CountyMultnomah
LocalityLake River, trib. of the Willamette River, Portland
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Willamette
HUC8 Number17090012
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture | stocked
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
CommentsUnable to find Lake River.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposaldiscarded
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size64 cm


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