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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Oriental weatherfish)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID242471
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NameOriental weatherfish
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityIndiana Harbor canal upstream of the Columbus Avenue bridge
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number4040001
Latitude41.637833
Longitude-87.471256
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day13
Month6 (June)
Year2005
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number17232
AuthorSimon, T.P, Bright G., Veraldi, F, Smith, J.R. and Stahl, J.R.
date2006
titleNew records for the alian oriental weatherfish, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, in the Lake Michgan basin, Indiana (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae)
journalProceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
vol115
issue1
pages32-36
CommentsFemales collected during sampling in mid-June had distended abdomens and were ripe with eggs
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2





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