Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163895
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateOR
CountyPolk
LocalityBaskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Willamette
HUC8 Number17090007
HUC10 NameRickreall Creek-Willamette River
HUC10 Number1709000701
HUC12 NameBaskett Slough
HUC12 Number170900070104
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14257
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Date:2005
Title:National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species.
Publisher:USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System and USGS National Institute of Invasive Species Science.
CommentsDrying up water impoundments helps to control numbers of carp. However, additional carp enter the refuge during flood or high water events.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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