Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1711931
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
LocalityLock and Dam (LD8), Mississippi River, Genoa, Wisconsin USA. LD8 is approximately 250km north of the leading edge of bigheaded carp reproduction.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCoon-Yellow
HUC8 Number07060001
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:41422
Author:Riesgraf, A.T., J.S. Finger, D.P. Zielinski, C.E. Dennis III, J.M. Whitty, and P.W. Sorenson
Date:2022
Title:Evaluation of a broadband sound projected from the gates of a navigation  lock in the Mississippi River shows it to be a weak deterrent for common carp and unable to block passage
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:13
Issue:1
Pages:220-232
Record TypeLiterature


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