Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID42299
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StatePR
CountyDorado
Localitygolf course ponds at Dorado Beach Hotel
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 NameRio de la Plata Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000507
HUC12 NameRio de la Plata to Cienaga de San Pedro Coastal Drainage Watersheds
HUC12 Number210100050714
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1873
Author:Erdman, D.S.
Date:1984
Title:Exotic fishes in Puerto Rico.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:162-176
Commentsstocked to control Najas guadaloupensis, southern niad
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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