Specimen Information

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31892
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinus
Speciescarpio
Common NameCommon Carp
StateFL
CountyLeon
Localitybelow Jackson Bluff dam on the Ochlocknee
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Ochlockonee
HUC8 Number03120003
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month3
Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:183
Author:Swift, C., R.W. Yerger, and P.R. Parrish
Date:1977
Title:Distribution and natural history of the fresh and brackish water fishes of the Ochlocknee River, Florida and Georgia.
Journal:Bulletin of Tall Timbers Research Station
Volume:20
Pages:1-111
CommentsEither carp spawn in the lower Ochlocknee River or they represent strays from the Apalachicola population.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida State University
Museum Cat NumberFSU 22428
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult


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