Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159367
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMS
CountyCoahoma
LocalityMississippi River in vicinity of Friars Point
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Helena
HUC8 Number08020100
HUC10 NameDeSoto Lake-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0802010002
HUC12 Name80201000200
HUC12 Number080201000200
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13923
Author:Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Date:2004
Title:Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Nonindigenous Fish Records.
Publisher:Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
Disposalmuseum
Museum Cat NumberMMNS 22887
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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