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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
(Oriental weatherfish)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID29445
GroupFishes
GenusMisgurnus
Speciesanguillicaudatus
Common NameOriental weatherfish
StateCA
CountyOrange
LocalityOrange County flood control canals
HUC8 NameSouthern California Coastal
HUC8 Number18070000
Year1980
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number275
AuthorLee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
date1980
titleAtlas of North American Freshwater Fishes.
publisherNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh.
vol1980
issue12
pages854 pp.
Commentsescaped from aquarium supply companies in the 1930's.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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