Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(Bighead Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID543643
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common NameBighead Carp
StateMS
CountyLeflore
LocalityYazoo River, at Greenwood (RM 168)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Yazoo
HUC8 Number08030206
HUC10 NamePelucia Creek-Yazoo River
HUC10 Number0803020601
HUC12 NameRoebuck Lake-Yazoo River
HUC12 Number080302060104
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month8
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25943
Author:Killgore, J.
Date:2013
Title:Young-of-the-year bighead and silver carp collections in the lower Mississippi River Valley, 1994-2010.
Publisher:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberMMNS 53863
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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