Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID30271
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateCO
LocalitySan Luis Valley (Rio Grande headwaters drainage)
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSan Luis
HUC8 Number13010003
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:679
Author:Zuckerman, L.D., and R.J. Behnke.
Date:1986
Title:Introduced fishes in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:435-453
Reference 2
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
Reference 3
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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