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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

159268

Group

Fishes

Genus

Hypophthalmichthys

Species

nobilis

Common Name

bighead carp

State

County

Colbert

Locality

Bear Creek on Pickwick Lake; Alabama portion of lake between Colbert [County, AL and Tishomingo County, MS]

HUC8 Name

Pickwick Lake

HUC8 Number

6030005

Latitude

34.7481

Longitude

-88.0715

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Month

5 (May)

Year

1998

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Contact

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Primary Pathway

escaped captivity aquaculture

Status

established

Reference #1

Ref. Number	13923
Author	Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
date	2004
title	Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Nonindigenous Fish Records
publisher	Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Record Type

Database

Disposal

museum

Museum Catalog No

MMNS

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Number Preserved

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