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Anguilla anguilla
(European eel)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID160247
GroupFishes
GenusAnguilla
Speciesanguilla
Common NameEuropean eel
StateCA
LocalitySan Francisco Bay
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
Latitude37.6842738161
Longitude-121.996257873
Lat-Long SourceCalculated by GIS
Lat-Long AccuracyCentroid
Map
Year2000
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusfailed
Reference #1
Ref. Number13027
AuthorWonham, M.J., J.T. Carlton, G.M. Ruiz, and L.D. Smith.
date2000
titleFish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biolgical invasions.
journalMarine Biology
vol136
pages1111-1121
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Fresh/Marine IntroductionMarine





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