Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID283195
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMO
CountyScott
LocalityMarquette Lakes along Headwater Diversion Channel just South 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 Day17
Collection Month7
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24512
Author:United States Geological Survey and the United State Army Corps of Engineers.
Date:2010
Title:Long Term Resource Monitoring Program - unpublished carp collection dataset.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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