Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1697433
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateFL
CountyOrange
LocalityLake Baldwin, Orlando, Florida
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper St. Johns
HUC8 Number03080101
HUC10 NameEconolockhatchee River
HUC10 Number0308010110
HUC12 NameLake Corrine
HUC12 Number030801011006
Map
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Collection Year1975
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38337
Author:Shireman, J.V., and M.V. Hoyer
Date:1985
Title:Long-term impact assessment of grass carp and field evaluation of the hybrid grass carp
Publisher:Center for Aquatic Weeds, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Pages:89 pp
Comments500 fingerling grass carp were stocked in Lake Baldwin, Orlando, Florida in an effort to remove hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) from the lake
Record TypeLiterature
Number Stocked500


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