Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID283199
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMO
CountySt. Charles
LocalityBrick House Slough just East of Smelzer Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePeruque-Piasa
HUC8 Number07110009
HUC10 NamePortage Des Sioux-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0711000904
HUC12 NameCity of Alton-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number071100090402
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month6
Collection Year1996
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Title:Long Term Resource Monitoring Program - unpublished carp collection dataset.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 Collected2


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