Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID543654
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateAR
CountyCrittenden
LocalityMississippi River (RM 738) [across from Memphis, TN]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Memphis
HUC8 Number08010100
HUC10 NameMemphis-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0801010007
HUC12 NameBrinkley Bayou-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number080101000702
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25943
Author:Killgore, J.
Date:2013
Title:Young-of-the-year bighead and silver carp collections in the lower Mississippi River Valley, 1994-2010.
Publisher:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
CommentsOriginal data lists the location in Tennessee, but coordinates are in Arkansas.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year ClassYOY
Size38 mm TL


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