Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID26504
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateAL
LocalityBlack Warrior drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameBlack Warrior-Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160100
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1563
Author:Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson.
Date:1996
Title:Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.
Publisher:Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
Pages:820 pp
Commentslisted in table in front
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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