| Specimen ID | 159535 |
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| Group | Fishes |
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| Genus | Hypophthalmichthys |
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| Species | nobilis |
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| Common Name | bighead carp |
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| State | IL |
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| County | Alexander |
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| Locality | Lake Creek below spillway at Horseshoe Lake |
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| HUC8 Name | Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau |
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| HUC8 Number | 7140105 |
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| Latitude | 37.1077 |
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| Longitude | -89.3272 |
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| Lat-Long Source | reported |
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| Lat-Long Accuracy | accurate |
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| Day | 11 |
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| Month | 9 (September) |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Year Accuracy (Specimen) | Actual |
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| Contact | [not displayed for privacy reasons] |
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| Primary Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
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| Status | established |
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| Reference #1 | | Ref. Number | 1358 |
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| Author | Burr, B.M., D.J. Eisenhour, K.M. Cook, C.A. Taylor, G.L. Seegert, R.W. Sauer, and E.R. Atwood. |
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| date | 1996 |
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| title | Nonnative fishes in Illinois waters: what do the records reveal? |
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| journal | Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science |
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| vol | 89 |
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| issue | 1/2 |
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| pages | 73-91 |
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| Comments | T16S, R2W, Sec. 21 |
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| Record Type | Specimen |
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| Disposal | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
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| Museum Catalog No | SIUC 23045 |
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| Fresh/Marine Introduction | Freshwater |
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| Number Collected/Observed | 1 |
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