Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID26681
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateAR
LocalityBayou La Grue, below USFWS Fish Farming Experimental Station, Stuttgart
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower White
HUC8 Number08020303
Map
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Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity research
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26061
Author:Kelly, A.M., C.R. Engle, M.L. Armstrong, M. Freeze, and A.J. Mitchell.
Date:2011
Title:History of introductions and governmental involvement in promoting the use of grass, silver, and bighead carps.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:163-174
Reference 2
Ref. Number:731
Author:Pflieger, W.L.
Date:1978
Title:Distribution and status of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in Missouri streams.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:107
Issue:1
Pages:113-118
CommentsFirst introduction
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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