Silver carp
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- Work cat.: Chʻang-chiang, Chu-chiang, Hei-lung-chiang lien, yung, tsʻao yü chung chih tzu yüan yen chiu, 1990(silver carp)
- Erfahrungen und Problematik bei der Einführung nicht einheimischer Tierarten, 1985(Silberkarpfen, Hypophthalmichthys moltrix Val.)
- Biol. & agr. index:v. 43, p. 1942 (silver carp, syn: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
- List of common and scientific names of fishes from U.S.:p. 96 (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes) silver carp)
- Web. 3(silver carp used for Carpiodes carpio and Cyprinus carpio)
Wikipedia description:
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. Although a threatened species in its natural habitat, it has long been cultivated in China as one of the "four famous domestic fish" (四大家鱼) together with bighead carp, black carp, and grass carp. By weight, more silver carp are produced worldwide in aquaculture than any other species of fish except for the grass carp. Silver carp are usually farmed in polyculture with other Asian carp, or sometimes with catla or other fish species. The species has also been introduced, or spread by connected waterways, to at least 88 countries around the world. The reason for importation was generally for use in aquaculture, but enhancement of wild fisheries and water quality control have also been intended on occasion. In some of these places, the species is considered invasive. The silver carp reaches a typical length of 60–100 cm (24–39 in) with a maximum length of 140 cm (55 in) and weight of 50 kg (110 lb).
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