Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163114
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateTX
LocalityHouston Ship Canal
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:809
Author:Anonymous
Date:1994
Title:Chapter Reports - Texas Chapter.
Journal:AFS-SD Newsletter
Issue:Jun
Pages:1 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:831
Author:Anonymous
Date:1994
Title:Grass carp reproducing in Trinity River.
Journal:Texas Parks & Wildlife News (April 8, 1994)
Pages:2-3
Reference 3
Ref. Number:841
Author:Anonymous
Date:1994
Title:Grass carp spawning in Texas.
Journal:Fisheries
Volume:19
Issue:7
Pages:48
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierBob Howells- TX Parks & Wildlife, Heart of Hills
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size65 mm TL


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