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  2. 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).

  3. 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.

  4. What's in a name? Asian carp get a new, more palatable ... - AOL

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    In an effort to get more people eating Asian carp and help reduce the population, the invasive fish has a new name: Copi.

  5. Invasive Asian carp are spoiling US rivers. Could they end up ...

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  6. Funding agreement will kickstart project to keep invasive ...

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    Four species of invasive carp, previously called Asian carp, were introduced in North America during the 70s. The fish were placed in ponds to eat algae, ...

  7. 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]

  8. Illinois town has more Asian carp than any place else on earth

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    The state of Illinois' response to the Asian carp threat has involved everything from electric barriers in rivers, to removal by commercial fishermen, to investments in creating new markets for ...

  9. Black carp - Wikipedia

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    Black carp, together with bighead 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 has also been introduced in the United States as one of the invasive "Asian carps", though it is not as widely distributed worldwide as the other three.