| Specimen ID | 159531 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
| Species | nobilis |
| Common Name | Bighead Carp |
| State | IL |
| County | Alexander |
| Locality | Cache River diversion canal, 1/2 mi upstream from Rt. 3 in diversion canal near confluence of Cache and Mississippi Rivers |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Ohio |
| HUC8 Number | 05140206 |
| HUC10 Name | Redstone Creek-Ohio River |
| HUC10 Number | 0514020607 |
| HUC12 Name | City of Cairo-Ohio River |
| HUC12 Number | 051402060704 |
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| Collection Day | 20 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1993 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1358 |
| Author: | Burr, B.M., D.J. Eisenhour, K.M. Cook, C.A. Taylor, G.L. Seegert, R.W. Sauer, and E.R. Atwood |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Nonnative fishes in Illinois waters: what do the records reveal? |
| Journal: | Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science |
| Volume: | 89 |
| Issue: | 1/2 |
| Pages: | 73-91 |
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| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Museum Cat Number | SIUC 22240 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
