Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1713771
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateAL
CountyMarshall
LocalityUpper Browns Creek, Lake Guntersville
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGuntersville Lake
HUC8 Number06030001
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month3
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42981
Date:2022
Title:GSARP spring meeting 2022
Pages:3 pp.
CommentsCaptured by commercial gillnet fisher: 1 female at 1321 mm and 35.8 kg; 1 male at 1429 mm and 42.2 kg.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number of Females1


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