Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID34828
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateLA
CountyAvoyelles
LocalityAtchafalaya River at Simmesport.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAtchafalaya
HUC8 Number08080101
HUC10 NameUpper Atchafalaya River
HUC10 Number0808010101
HUC12 NameMcCrea Lake-Atchafalaya River
HUC12 Number080801010103
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:185
Author:Conner, J.V., R.P. Gallagher, and M.F. Chatry.
Date:1980
Title:Larval evidence for natural reproduction of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in the lower Mississippi River. In L.A. Fuiman, ed., Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Larval Fish Conference. FWS/OBS-80/43.
Publisher:United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program, National Power Plant Team
Pages:1-19
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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