Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID30996
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateCT
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameNew England Region
HUC8 Number01000000
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1537
Author:Whitworth, W.R.
Date:1996
Title:Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Pages:243 pp
CommentsNot established; first found in the state in the 1980s. Stocked in most drainage basins.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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