Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1703786
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateOH
CountyFranklin
LocalityScioto River, downstream of Greenlawn Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Scioto
HUC8 Number05060001
HUC10 NameScioto Big Run-Scioto River
HUC10 Number0506000123
HUC12 NameKian Run-Scioto River
HUC12 Number050600012302
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month8
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
CommentsComments from reporter, "I was conducting an electrofishing survey in this area and observed this fish jumping. We did not capture it. Normally I wouldn't report a non-capture but I know this is a significant find for the area being the first this far upstream in the Scioto. I got a clear look at the fish and I am confident in what I saw. I do have a photo of one I captured a few weeks prior about 15 miles downstream which was the first capture in the upper Scioto River."
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierB. Zimmerman (Ohio State University)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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