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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp)
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Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID159269
GroupFishes
GenusHypophthalmichthys
Speciesnobilis
Common Namebighead carp
StateMS
CountyWarren
LocalityMississippi River, bayou off river below Vicksburg
HUC8 NameLower Yazoo
HUC8 Number8030208
Latitude32.280892
Longitude-90.936327
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day2
Month5 (May)
Year1991
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13923
AuthorMississippi Museum of Natural Science
date2004
titleMississippi Museum of Natural Science Nonindigenous Fish Records
publisherMississippi Museum of Natural Science
Record TypeDatabase
Disposalmuseum
Museum Catalog NoMMNS
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Number Preserved1




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