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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID34368
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common Namebighead carp
StateKY
Localitynon-specific
HUC8 Name>1
Year1984
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number10
AuthorCourtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
date1984
titleDistribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. IN W.R. Courtenay, Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr., eds. Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic Fishes.
publisherJohn Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
pages41-77
Reference #2
Ref. Number1885
AuthorRasmussen, J. L.
date1998
titleAquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin.
publisher60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec. 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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