Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163163
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateAL
CountyEscambia
LocalityConecuh River near state line
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Conecuh
HUC8 Number03140304
HUC10 NameLittle Escambia Creek
HUC10 Number0314030406
HUC12 NameLittle Escambia Creek
HUC12 Number031403040605
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month6
Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:805
Author:Tucker, W.H.
Date:1979
Title:Investigation of fish kill on the Conecuh River in Escambia County, near Brewton, Alabama, June 25, 1979. Unpublished manuscript.
Pages:9 pp
CommentsThese fish observed in a fish kill resulting from an ammonia spill.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected541
Size26-36 in.


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