Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31505
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateFL
CountyGlades
LocalityFisheating Creek in the vicinity of where highway US 27 crosses Fisheating Creek near Palmdale
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWestern Okeechobee Inflow
HUC8 Number03090103
HUC10 NameLower Fisheating Creek
HUC10 Number0309010302
HUC12 NamePicnic Lake
HUC12 Number030901030203
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month10
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | stocked illegally
Statusfailed
CommentsHitch hiked in bait, mixed in with common baitfish
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierFL Game and Fish
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Size338-780 mm TL; 0.8-7.4 kg


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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