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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Oriental weatherfish)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID242478
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NameOriental weatherfish
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityWest Branch Grand Calumet River, from Columbia Avenue east to its juncture with the Indiana Harbor Canal
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number4040001
Latitude41.615924
Longitude-87.494023
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
CommentsAll females collected during mid-June of the survey had distended abdomens and were ripe with eggs. Females had urogenital pores that were distended and showed obvious signs that eggs being extruded.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed16





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