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  2. Asian carp - Wikipedia

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    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 the United States.

  3. Asian carp in North America - Wikipedia

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    The four dominant fish species known in the United States as Asian carp are introduced invasive species.They all cause harm within their new environments. Specifically, the four most well-known species of invasive Asian carp are black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), and bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis).

  4. Cyprinus rubrofuscus - Wikipedia

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    Cyprinus rubrofuscus, the Amur carp, is a species of cyprinid fish, and is the wild form of the well-known koi. It is widespread in the fresh waters of eastern Asia , native to China , Korea , Russia , Vietnam and Laos from the Amur to Red River basins , and has also been introduced outside its native range. [ 1 ]

  5. Bighead carp - Wikipedia

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    The bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish native to East Asia, and is one of several Asian carps introduced into North America.It is one of the most intensively exploited fishes in fish farming, with an annual worldwide production of over three million tonnes in 2013, principally from China. [2]

  6. Japanese white crucian carp - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese white crucian carp, also known as Japanese carp, white crucian carp, or gengoro-buna (Carassius cuvieri), is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae). It is found in Japan and, as an introduced species, in several other countries in Asia. [3] This fish is closely related to the commonly known goldfish.

  7. Cyprinidae - Wikipedia

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    Some cyprinids, such as the grass carp, are specialized herbivores; others, such as the common nase, eat algae and biofilms, while others, such as the black carp, specialize in snails, and some, such as the silver carp, are specialized filter feeders. For this reason, cyprinids are often introduced as a management tool to control various ...

  8. Cirrhinus molitorella - Wikipedia

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    The mud carp is a native Asian freshwater fish with a broad distribution from the Mekong River to the Pearl River deltas, inhabiting lakes, rivers and reservoirs. [citation needed] Mud carp cultivation was introduced to China during the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) as a substitute for common carp, as the common carp was forbidden to fish due to ...

  9. Cyprinus - Wikipedia

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    Cyprinus / s ɪ ˈ p r aɪ n ə s / is the genus of typical carps in family Cyprinidae. Most species in the genus are of East Asia origin with only the common carp ( C. carpio ) in Western Asia and Europe; this invasive species has also been introduced to many other regions around the world. [ 1 ]