Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163723
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateIL
CountyMason
LocalityChain Lake near river mile 99.4 approximately 20 miles downstream of Havana
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
HUC8 Number07130003
HUC10 NameWilson Creek-Illinois River
HUC10 Number0713000310
HUC12 NameElm Creek
HUC12 Number071300031004
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:842
Author:Blodgett, D.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species collected from Illinois River.
Journal:River Almanac (An Information Sharing Bulletin of the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program)
Volume:1993
Issue:May
Pages:2 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size70 mm


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