| Specimen ID | 1736423 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
| Species | nobilis |
| Common Name | Bighead Carp |
| State | CO |
| County | Jefferson |
| Locality | Birdland [Lake] Reservoir in [in Jack B. Tomlinson Park] Metro Denver [Arvada] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Clear |
| HUC8 Number | 10190004 |
| HUC10 Name | Lower Clear Creek |
| HUC10 Number | 1019000404 |
| HUC12 Name | Table Mountain-Clear Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 101900040403 |
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| Collection Day | 8 |
| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2024 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for research | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | extirpated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 43247 |
| Author: | Van Hoose, K. |
| Date: | 2024 |
| Title: | CPW removes invasive carp species from Arvada pond
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| Publisher: | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 18186 |
| Author: | Lieberman, D.M. |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Use of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) for algae control in a small pond: Changes in water quality. |
| Journal: | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 391-397 |
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| Comments | Presence of the fish was first reported to CPW by an angler. All collected Bighead Carp were large adults - there were no other year-classes captured. The fish were removed and a survey of an adjacent pond did not show any evidence of invasive carp. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Verifier | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 14 |
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