Specimen Information

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella
(Grass Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID46171
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common NameGrass Carp
StateWI
CountyWaukesha
LocalityWestmoor Country Club pond [near Brookfield]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Fox
HUC8 Number07120006
HUC10 NamePewaukee River-Fox River
HUC10 Number0712000601
HUC12 NamePoplar Creek
HUC12 Number071200060101
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:505
Author:Mulvey, M.
Date:1990
Title:Voracious carp seen in area waterways.
Publisher:Milwaukee Sentinel - 31 May 1990
Pages:1, 14
Comments640 stocked, 10 ponds treated. stocked illegally
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierWI DNR
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected78


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