Specimen Information

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID543666
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesmolitrix
Common NameSilver Carp
StateMO
CountyNew Madrid
LocalitySt. Johns Bayou, Mud Ditch, 1.5 miles above confluence with Mississippi River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTown of Madrid-Saint Johns Bayou
HUC8 Number08010300
HUC10 NameNew Madrid Floodway
HUC10 Number0801030002
HUC12 NameMud Ditch
HUC12 Number080103000204
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month8
Collection Year2007
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 NumberNLU 80756
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected9
Year ClassYOY
Size24-40 mm TL


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