Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
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6 results for Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead Carp)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
31508 FLPalm BeachLake Okeechobee, SE side1989 03090201 Lake Okeechobeefailed
34843 LAFranklinTurkey Creek near Ferriday1989 08050001 Boeufestablished
34765 LASt. MartinAtchafalaya River (rises in Avoyelles Parish goes to Atchafalaya Bay)1989 08080101 Atchafalayaestablished
33552 MOBooneMissouri River [just S of Wilton]1989 10300102 Lower Missouri-Moreauestablished
36200 MOBooneMissouri River tributary, Boone County1989 10300102 Lower Missouri-Moreauestablished
35964 MOCarrollditch off of river (tributary of Missouri River floodplain), Norborne, MO (? Norborne Drainage Ditch)1989 10300101 Lower Missouri-Crookedestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/13/2025].

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