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Ctenopharyngodon idella
(grass carp)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID241427
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common Namegrass carp
StateTX
CountyNueces
LocalityNueces Bay above I-37 in Corpus Christi
HUC8 NameSouth Corpus Christi Bay
HUC8 Number12110202
Latitude27.8264
Longitude-97.4586
Lat-Long Sourcereported
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day30
Month8 (August)
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statuscollected
Commentssalinity 0.7 psu; water temp. 28.1 C; DO 6.7 mg/l
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed4
Specimen Size200 mm





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