Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1713776
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateAL
CountyJackson
LocalityCoon Gulf (east side TN River) southwest of end of Co. Rd. 491 at Raccoon Creek WMA and approximately 2 miles inside from mouth of Coon Gulf with junction of Guntersville Lake, Tennessee River.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGuntersville Lake
HUC8 Number06030001
HUC10 NameMud Creek-Tennessee River
HUC10 Number0603000104
HUC12 NameCoon Creek
HUC12 Number060300010403
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsInternal report within Alabama Division Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries via email from staff biologist, who said it was the first Silver Carp they had seen in the Tennessee River in their 10 years of living and working in the area
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/28/2024].

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