Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID34769
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateLA
CountyWest Feliciana
LocalityMississippi River near Saint Francisville
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Baton Rouge
HUC8 Number08070100
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:185
Author:Conner, J.V., R.P. Gallagher, and M.F. Chatry.
Date:1980
Title:Larval evidence for natural reproduction of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in the lower Mississippi River. In L.A. Fuiman, ed., Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Larval Fish Conference. FWS/OBS-80/43.
Publisher:United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program, National Power Plant Team
Pages:1-19
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1427
Author:Guillory, V.
Date:1982
Title:Fishes of the lower Mississippi River near St. Francisville, Louisiana.
Journal:Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences
Volume:45
Pages:108-121
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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