Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID165162
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateFL
LocalityParadise Run, lower Kississimmee basin
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameNorthern Okeechobee Inflow
HUC8 Number03090102
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14814
Author:Nico, L.G.
Date:2005
Title:Changes in the fish fauna of the Kissimmee River Basin, peninsular Florida: nonnative additions.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society.
Pages:523-556
Commentsalthough Trexler (1995) apparently considered the species established in the drainage, there is of evidence of breeding in the pennisula.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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