Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID26497
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateAL
LocalityElk system, lower portion
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Elk
HUC8 Number06030004
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1563
Author:Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson.
Date:1996
Title:Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.
Publisher:Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
Pages:820 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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