Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID34098
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateKS
CountyButler
LocalityCorbin's commercial fish farm near Towanda
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Walnut River
HUC8 Number11030017
HUC10 NameWhitewater River
HUC10 Number1103001702
HUC12 NameElm Creek-Whitewater River
HUC12 Number110300170207
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month9
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1554
Author:Cross, F.B., and J.T. Collins.
Date:1995
Title:Fishes in Kansas.
Publisher:University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS.
Pages:316 pp
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalKansas University
Museum Cat NumberKU21956
VerifierUniversity of Kansas
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult


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