Specimen ID | 164833 |
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Group | Fishes |
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Genus | Channa |
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Species | micropeltes |
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Common Name | giant snakehead |
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State | TN |
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County | Shelby |
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Locality | Poplar Tree Lake in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park [~5 mi N of Memphis] |
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HUC8 Name | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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HUC8 Number | 8010100 |
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Latitude | 35.3036 |
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Longitude | -90.0714 |
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Lat-Long Source | GNIS |
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Lat-Long Accuracy | accurate |
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Map | |
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Day | 12 |
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Month | 12 (December) |
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Year | 2005 |
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Year Accuracy (Specimen) | Actual |
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Contact | [not displayed for privacy reasons] |
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Primary Pathway | released aquarium |
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Status | failed |
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Reference #1 | Ref. Number | 14957 |
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Author | Brasher, B. |
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date | 2006 |
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title | Snakes alive! Even dead, it's worry. |
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Reference #2 | Ref. Number | 14962 |
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Author | Brasher, B. |
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date | 2006 |
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title | A case of mistaken identity for vicious fish; Shelby Forest snakehead not THAT snakehead. |
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journal | Commercialappeal.com |
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issue | January 19 |
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Comments | Misidentified in news reports as C. argus. Specimen collected was found dead floating in the lake. See voucher photos. This species will not survive in a temperate climate. |
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Record Type | Personal communication |
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Earliest Record | state |
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Disposal | U. of Memphis |
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Verifier | Dr. Walt Courtenay, USGS |
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Fresh/Marine Introduction | Freshwater |
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Number Collected/Observed | 1 |
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Specimen Size | 17 inches |
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Specimen Images: | |
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