Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID268303
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateUT
CountySan Juan
LocalityColorado River, from the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers to the first rapid in Cataract Canyon (RK 344-350)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Lake Powell
HUC8 Number14070001
HUC10 NameCataract Canyon-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1407000104
HUC12 NameGreen River-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140700010403
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1691
Author:Valdez, R.A., and R.D. Williams.
Date:1993
Title:Ichthyofauna of the Colorado and Green Rivers in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Publisher:National Park Service
Pages:2-22
CommentsCollections made between 1985 and 1988.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected621


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