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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Oriental weatherfish)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID238989
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NameOriental weatherfish
StateWA
CountyKing
LocalityFremont cut (near the Fremont Bridge)
HUC8 NameLake Washington
HUC8 Number17110012
Latitude47.6473203
Longitude-122.349
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month4 (April)
Year1999
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number16173
AuthorTabor, R. A., Warner, E. and Hager, S.
date2001
titleAn Oriental Weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) Population Established in Washington State
journalNorthwest Science Notes
vol75
issue1
pages72-76
Reference #2
Ref. Number13708
AuthorWydoski, R.S. and R.R. Whitney.
date2003
titleInland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
publisherAmerican Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
pages322 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierJim Williams
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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