| Specimen ID | 27916 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
| Species | molitrix |
| Common Name | Silver Carp |
| State | AZ |
| County | Maricopa |
| Locality | an urban lake in Chandler, AZ (suburb of Phoenix) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Middle Gila |
| HUC8 Number | 15050100 |
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| Collection Year | 1972 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker with stocked fish |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1385 |
| Author: | Rinne, J.N. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | The effects of introduced fishes on native fishes: Arizona, Southwestern United States. |
| Publisher: | Oxford & IBH Publishing Company |
| Pages: | 149-159 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 950 |
| Author: | Marsh, P.C., and W.L. Minckley |
| Date: | 1982 |
| Title: | Fishes of the Phoenix metropolitan area in central Arizona. |
| Journal: | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Pages: | 395-402 |
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| Comments | First introduced 1972 w/ illegally stocked grass carp. Eradicated in the mid-1970s. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
