Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1523823
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateTX
CountyBrazoria
Locality577–969 County Road 56, Alvin, TX, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAustin-Oyster
HUC8 Number12040205
HUC10 NameAustin Bayou
HUC10 Number1204020503
HUC12 NameAustin Bayou
HUC12 Number120402050300
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed flood
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
Comments12 carp could be positively counted in observation photo, but there may have been more. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9430736
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierUSGS NAS staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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