Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID158599
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMO
CountySt. Louis
LocalityMissouri River (RM 50.0 to 0.0 confluence with Mississippi River)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Missouri
HUC8 Number10300200
HUC10 NameColdwater Creek-Missouri River
HUC10 Number1030020008
HUC12 NameOutlet Missouri River
HUC12 Number103002000804
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13764
Author:Young, B.A., T.L. Welker, M.L. Wildhaber, C.R. Berry, and D. Scarnecchia, editors.
Date:1997
Title:Population structure and habitat use of benthic fishes along the Missouri and lower Yellowstone rivers.
Journal:Annual Report of Missouri River Benthic Fish Study PD-95-5832.
Publisher:US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Bureau of Reclamation.
Pages:207 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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