Specimen ID | 32103 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Ctenopharyngodon |
Species | idella |
Common Name | Grass Carp |
State | FL |
County | Highlands-Okeechobee |
Locality | Kissimmee River, in a remnant river run, Okeechobee/Highlands county line |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Kissimmee |
HUC8 Number | 03090101 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 16 |
Collection Month | 3 |
Collection Year | 1989 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
Status | stocked |
Comments | Receives intermittent discharge thru culvert in tieback levee for S-65B & joins C-38 canal in Pool C, 1 mi. downstream from this structure. Dense beds of hydrilla throughout whole run. A school of approximately 25 fish was sighted but not collected. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | Jon Wullschleger, Bio. Sci. II, Okeechobee Field S |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 4 |
Size | 898-940 mm TL; 11.3-15.9 kg |