Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID275444
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityColumbus Park Lagoon, Chicago
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
HUC10 NameChicago Sanitary and Ship Canal-Des Plaines River
HUC10 Number0712000407
HUC12 NameMaple Lake-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC12 Number071200040705
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month3
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23984
Author:Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2011
Title:Bighead carp in urban fishing ponds.
Journal:Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Pages:8 pp
CommentsFish died from a winter oxygen depletion at the lagoon and were reported this spring by a local citizen.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Year Class6
Size1130, 1140, 1150 mm


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