Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID161269
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
CountryCanada
StateON
CountyEssex
LocalityLake Erie, 1 km west of Pelee Point National Park [vicinity of Leamington, Ontario, Canada]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:962
Author:Crossman, E.J., S.J. Nepszy, and P. Krause
Date:1987
Title:The first record of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, in Canadian waters.
Journal:Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume:101
Issue:4
Pages:584-586
CommentsMale specimen.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberROM 49248
VerifierErling Holm, Royal Ontario Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size758 mm TL; 5.3 kg
Number Preserved1


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