Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID283193
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateIL
CountyUnion
LocalityMississippi River, (RM 73.5) at Crawford Towhead
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
HUC10 NameApple Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0714010504
HUC12 NameNeelys Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071401050405
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24512
Author:United States Geological Survey and the United State Army Corps of Engineers.
Date:2010
Title:Long Term Resource Monitoring Program - unpublished carp collection dataset.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1744
Author:Tucker, J.K, F.A. Cronin, R.A. Hrabik, M.D. Petersen, and D.P. Herzog
Date:1996
Title:The bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) in the Mississippi River.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:11
Issue:2
Pages:241-242
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Class0
Size27 mm TL


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