Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID37314
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateND
CountyStutsman
LocalitySpiritwood Lake, 20 miles N of Jamestown
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper James
HUC8 Number10160003
HUC10 NameSevenmile Coulee
HUC10 Number1016000301
HUC12 NameSpiritwood Lake
HUC12 Number101600030101
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1885
Author:Rasmussen, J.L.
Date:1998
Title:Aquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin.
Publisher:60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.
CommentsThe only stocking of grass carp into Spiritwood Lake occurred in 1972, when 300 were released. Three were retrieved in 2004. No indication of reproduction has occurred in the lake, therefore the specimens collected were 33 years old.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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