Specimen ID | 1407675 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
Species | molitrix |
Common Name | Silver Carp |
State | IL |
County | Cook |
Locality | Calumet Sag Channel of the Chicago Area Waterway, near Dolton, above the electric barrier |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Chicago |
HUC8 Number | 07120003 |
HUC10 Name | Calumet Sag Channel-Little Calumet River |
HUC10 Number | 0712000304 |
HUC12 Name | Grand Calumet River-Little Calumet River |
HUC12 Number | 071200030407 |
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Collection Day | 22 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2017 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | dispersed |
Status | unknown |
Comments | First specimen collected above the electrical barrier in the Chicago Area Waterway. Two weeks of intense sampling immediately following found no more specimens. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Disposal | Southern Illinois University |
Verifier | Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 684 mm TL, 3.77 kg |
Number of Breeding Males | 1 |
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