Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID158661
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateWI
CountyDunn
LocalityRed Cedar River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Chippewa
HUC8 Number07050005
HUC10 NameMuddy Creek-Chippewa River
HUC10 Number0705000509
HUC12 NameDuscham Creek-Chippewa River
HUC12 Number070500050906
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16474
Author:Kolar, C.S., D.C. Chapman, W.R. Courtenay, Jr., C.M. Housel, J.D. Williams, and D.P. Jennings.
Date:2007
Title:Bigheaded carps - A biological synopsis and environmental risk assessment.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society Special Publication 33.
Pages:204 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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