Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID259468
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMO
CountyScott
LocalityHeadwater Diversion Channel (Mile 0.9) [just S of Cape Girardeau]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
HUC10 NameHobbs Creek-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0714010508
HUC12 NameHolden Creek-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071401050801
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month6
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18239
Author:Anonymous
Date:2008
Title:LTRMP Bighead and silver carp dataset. 1992-2007.
Publisher:US Geological Survey, UMESC.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1744
Author:Tucker, J.K, F.A. Cronin, R.A. Hrabik, M.D. Petersen, and D.P. Herzog
Date:1996
Title:The bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) in the Mississippi River.
Journal:Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Volume:11
Issue:2
Pages:241-242
CommentsData source http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/fisheries/fish_page.html.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Size664, 820, 823 mm TL


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