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Ctenopharyngodon idella
(grass carp)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID33026
GroupFishes
GenusCtenopharyngodon
Speciesidella
Common Namegrass carp
StateIA
CountyStory
LocalityStory County
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi
Latitude42.02419
Longitude-93.528718
Lat-Long SourceUS Census Bureau
Lat-Long AccuracyCentroid
Map
Year1987
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Publication Year
Primary Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number215
AuthorHarlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew.
date1987
titleIowa Fish and Fishing.
publisherIowa Department of Natural Resources.
pages323 pp.
CommentsNo natural reproduction due to lack of suitable spawning habitat.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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