Specimen ID | 1406819 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
Species | nobilis |
Common Name | Bighead Carp |
State | MN |
County | Redwood |
Locality | private gravel pit adjacent to Minnesota River near Redwood Falls |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Hawk-Yellow Medicine |
HUC8 Number | 07020004 |
HUC10 Name | Wood Lake Creek-Minnesota River |
HUC10 Number | 0702000410 |
HUC12 Name | County Ditch No 2-Minnesota River |
HUC12 Number | 070200041007 |
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Collection Day | 4 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2017 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | dispersed |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 30027 |
Author: | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. |
Date: | 2017 |
Title: | Minnesota's largest invasive carp captured near Redwood Falls [Agency press release]. |
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Comments | The gravid female fish likely entered the gravel pit during a period of high water. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 47.5 in.; 61.7 lbs. |
Number of Breeding Females | 1 |
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