Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1702309
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateMS
CountyTallahatchie
LocalityTallahatchie River, ~1 mile below confluence of Coldwater River and PQ Waterway
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTallahatchie
HUC8 Number08030202
HUC10 NameTallahatchie River
HUC10 Number0803020206
HUC12 NameMcQuirter Bayou-Tallahatchie River
HUC12 Number080302020601
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month4
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39027
Author:Killgore, K.J., and S.G. George
Date:2021
Title:Observation of Silver Carp spawning in a Mississippi River tributary. Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program. ERDC/TN ANSRP-21-1.
Publisher:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center
Pages:10 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected69


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