Specimen ID | 1657568 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
Species | nobilis |
Common Name | Bighead Carp |
State | KS |
County | Geary |
Locality | Milford Fish Hatchery supply lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Republican |
HUC8 Number | 10250017 |
HUC10 Name | Milford Lake-Republican River |
HUC10 Number | 1025001706 |
HUC12 Name | Breakneck Lake-Republican River |
HUC12 Number | 102500170609 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 18 |
Collection Month | 3 |
Collection Year | 2017 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | dispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Caught by commercial fisherman. 3 large adults, about 70lbs each. Lake was fished heavily, with 80,000 lbs. of total fish biomass removed and only 3 bighead carp were caught. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | M. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey) |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 3 |