| Specimen ID | 156822 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Mylopharyngodon |
| Species | piceus |
| Variety | triploid |
| Common Name | Black Carp (triploid) |
| State | IL |
| County | Alexander |
| Locality | Horseshoe Lake [near the Mississippi River and ~6 mi W of Mounds] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Cache |
| HUC8 Number | 07140108 |
| HUC10 Name | Boar Creek-Cache River |
| HUC10 Number | 0714010803 |
| HUC12 Name | Lake Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 071401080303 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 26 |
| Collection Month | 3 |
| Collection Year | 2003 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 13548 |
| Author: | Chick, J.H., R.J. Maher, B.M. Burr, M.R. Thomas. |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Title: | First black carp captured in U.S. |
| Journal: | Science |
| Volume: | 300 |
| Pages: | 1876-1877 |
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| Comments | Triploid; 4 yr old male; no nearby farms with black carp; no live food markets; fish not tagged with state certified tag |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Verifier | Southern Illinois University |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 783 mm; 5.8 kg |
| Number Preserved | 1 |
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