| Specimen ID | 28172 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Ctenopharyngodon |
| Species | idella |
| Common Name | Grass Carp |
| State | CA |
| Locality | state non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | State |
| HUC8 Name | California Region |
| HUC8 Number | 18000000 |
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| Collection Year | 1984 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | stocked |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 41-77 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 459 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Appendix 2: Exotic fishes |
| Publisher: | American Fisheries Society |
| Pages: | 97-107 |
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| Comments | Native to middle and lower Amur River (USSR), and eastward flowing rivers of China. First imported by USFWS from Malaysia and by Auburn Univ. from Taiwan in 1963. Imported and introduced for biological control of aquatic weeds. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
