Specimen ID | 1464223 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Mylopharyngodon |
Species | piceus |
Common Name | Black Carp |
State | MS |
County | Washington |
Locality | Mississippi River, in a side channel |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Mississippi-Greenville |
HUC8 Number | 08030100 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Ferguson-Mississippi River |
HUC10 Number | 0803010001 |
HUC12 Name | 80301000100 |
HUC12 Number | 080301000100 |
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Collection Day | 8 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 2018 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | dispersed |
Status | established |
Comments | BLCP060818-005. Not submitted for ploidy testing. Fisher reported an additional black carp capture from 8/5/2018 at 33.44813, -91.16339, but the fish was not kept and no photos were taken. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | U.S. Geological Survey |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 890 mm TL; 8,030 g |
Number of Females | 1 |
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