Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys sp.
Hypophthalmichthys sp.
(bigheaded carps)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1334720
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciessp.
Common Namebigheaded carps
StateIL
CountyMercer
LocalityMississippi River at New Boston, 1.52 river km upstream (northwest) of the confluence of the Iowa and Mississippi rivers
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCopperas-Duck
HUC8 Number07080101
HUC10 NameMuscatine Slough-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0708010107
HUC12 NameBoston Bay-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number070801010705
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month5
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29302
Author:Camacho, C.
Date:2017
Title:Asian Carp egg and larval presence in the Mississippi Basin, 2014-2015.
Publisher:Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierIowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Class0


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