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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

238710

Group

Fishes

Genus

Hypophthalmichthys

Species

nobilis

Common Name

bighead carp

State

County

Cass

Locality

Missouri River (R.M. 583) [~6 mi S of Plattsmouth]

HUC8 Name

Keg-Weeping Water

HUC8 Number

10240001

Latitude

40.9125

Longitude

-95.8247

Lat-Long Source

reported

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Day

Month

8 (August)

Year

1996

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Contact

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Primary Pathway

escaped captivity aquaculture

Status

collected

Reference #1

Ref. Number	16152
Author	Schainost, S.
date	2005
title	Exotic fish distributions in Nebraska.
journal	(unpublished data)

Record Type

Database

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

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