Asian carp is an informal grouping of several species of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Eurasia, commonly referring to the four East Asian species silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp (a.k.a. white amur) and black carp (a.k.a. black amur), [note 1] which were introduced to North America during the 1970s and now regarded as invasive in ...

Apr 28, 2021 · Asian carp is the collective term used in the United States for several species of fish native to Asia. At least 10 species of Asian carp have been introduced outside their native range, and...

Bighead carp, together with black carp, silver carp, and grass carp, make up the culturally important "four famous domestic fishes" used in polyculture in China for over a thousand years. It is widely farmed for food and chinese medicine.

Asian carp, any of several species of fish belonging to the carp family (Cyprinidae) that are native to eastern Asia, particularly China and Russia, and naturalized in some American waterways.

Nov 12, 2018 · Today Asian carp—mostly bighead, silver, and grass carp—make up 90 percent of the biomass in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In China, Asian carp have been farmed and eaten for over a thousand years, and a certain kind of entrepreneur saw the spread of the Asian carp as an opportunity.

The silver carp or silverfin (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to China and eastern Siberia, from the Amur River drainage in the north to the Xi Jiang River drainage in the south. [3]

Sep 11, 2020 · The four major Chinese carps refer to black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp. They all belong to the Cyprinidae family, but their habits are different. Black carp is a carnivorous fish living in the lower layer of the water body, the character is not very lively, but the strength is relatively large.

May 1, 2007 · China has the largest number of fish species currently cultured in freshwater ponds or lakes, with Cyprinids (carps) predominating (Fig. 1). The traditional, commonly cultured Cyprinids include grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, blunt snout bream, crucian carp, common carp, black carp, and mud carp.

May 27, 2024 · The Asian carp is a species of several heavy-bodied cyprinid fish that are referred to as “Asian carp” throughout the United States where they are considered to be invasive. Asian carp are native to Asia, and black varieties can be found in parts of Russia, Vietnam, and China.

Jul 29, 2021 · In China, it is native here and it is found in southern areas. It was transplanted in Europe, South Asia, South East Asia, and Africa. It is freshwater fish. It has an elongated body with a moderately compressed form. It contains no barbells. The caudal fin is forked and the lateral line is curved.