Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID157259
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateIA
CountyWoodbury
LocalityMissouri River (R.M. 725) at Sergeant Bluff [just S of Sioux CIty, IA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlackbird-Soldier
HUC8 Number10230001
HUC10 NamePigeon Creek-Missouri River
HUC10 Number1023000103
HUC12 NameBacon Creek-Missouri River
HUC12 Number102300010305
Map
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Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
CommentsFirst bighead collected in Iowa.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest RecordState
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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