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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID159532
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common Namebighead carp
StateIL
CountyJackson
LocalityBig Muddy River, just south of Murphysboro
HUC8 NameBig Muddy
HUC8 Number7140106
Latitude37.754633
Longitude-89.339447
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day24
Month6 (June)
Year1994
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number1358
AuthorBurr, B.M., D.J. Eisenhour, K.M. Cook, C.A. Taylor, G.L. Seegert, R.W. Sauer, and E.R. Atwood.
date1996
titleNonnative fishes in Illinois waters: what do the records reveal?
journalTransactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science
vol89
issue1/2
pages73-91
CommentsT9S, R2W, Sec. 7, SW, NE
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalSouthern Illinois University-Carbondale
Museum Catalog NoSIUC 23040
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2





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