Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1711731
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateIL
CountyLaSalle
LocalityIllinois River (R.M. 249.3) [vicinity of Marseilles, IL]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Illinois
HUC8 Number07120005
Map
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Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Reference 1
Ref. Number:40444
Author:Tucker, E.K., M.E. Zurliene, C.D. Suski, and R.A. Nowak
Date:2020
Title:Gonad development and reproductive hormones of invasive silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in the Illinois river
Journal:Biology of Reproduction
Volume:102
Issue:3
Pages:647-659
CommentsSilver carp caught in Marseilles removed in 2017
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected22
Number of Females11
Number of Breeding Males11


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