| Specimen ID | 547188 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Oplegnathus |
| Species | fasciatus |
| Common Name | barred knifejaw |
| State | WA |
| Locality | Pacific Ocean, Washington, Long Beach |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Willapa Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 17100106 |
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| Collection Day | 22 |
| Collection Month | 3 |
| Collection Year | 2013 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 26169 |
| Author: | Mark Yuasa |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Title: | Strange fish found alive in beached skiff possibly from 2011 tsunami, and goes on display Saturday at Seaside Aquarium. |
| Publisher: | The Seattle Times. |
| Issue: | April 4, 2013 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 32371 |
| Author: | Ta, N., J.A. Miller, J.W. Chapman, A.E. Pleus, T. Calvanese, T. Miller-Morgan, J. Burke and J.T. Carlto |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Title: | The Western Pacific barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Pisces: Oplegnathidae), arriving with tsunami debris on the Pacific coast of North America |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 179-186 |
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| Comments | Specimens were found alive in the open well of a 20-foot long Japanese boat when it washed ashore. The boat is believed to be debris from the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting tsunami. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | Oregon State University |
| Verifier | Dr. Bruce C. Mundy, NOAA |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 5 |
