Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID34767
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateLA
CountySt. Martin
LocalityAtchafalaya River (rises in Avoyelles Parish goes to Atchafalaya Bay)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAtchafalaya
HUC8 Number08080101
HUC10 NameAtchafalaya Basin Main Channel
HUC10 Number0808010104
HUC12 NameUpper Grand River-Atchafalaya River
HUC12 Number080801010403
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:468
Author:Carp Task Force.
Date:1989
Title:Report to the Louisiana Legislature, March, 1989.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pages:25 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected15


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