Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163988
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateNV
CountyLincoln
LocalityPahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, reservoirs
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWhite
HUC8 Number15010011
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14257
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Date:2005
Title:National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species.
Publisher:USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System and USGS National Institute of Invasive Species Science.
CommentsThere are several thousand carp on the refuge. However, there is no estimate of the total population. Efforts at rotenone control have been made in the past but have provided only temporal results. Fish barriers or screens have been unsuccessfully util
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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