Bighead carp - Wikipedia
WebThe 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]
Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) - Species Profile
WebIdentification: The bighead carp is a large, narrow fish with eyes that project downward. Coloration of the body is dark gray, fading to white toward the underside, and with dark blotches on the sides. Its head has no scales, a large mouth with no …
Bighead Carp - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebLaunch Interactive Map. Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) are native to eastern Asia and are one of four nonnative fish referred to as “invasive carp”. These fish are large, deep bodied fish that have a large head and a large toothless mouth with a …
Bighead carp - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WebThe 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.
Bighead Carp | National Invasive Species Information Center
WebBighead, silver, black and grass carp – collectively referred to as ‘invasive carp’ – have been spreading in waterways across the United States and causing environmental damage since their introduction in the 1970s for use in aquaculture facilities and retention ponds.
Bighead Carp | Missouri Department of Conservation
WebThe bighead carp is an invasive Asian carp. It does not jump as frequently as its cousin the silver carp, but it also leaps from the water when disturbed, threatening boaters' safety. A schooling fish living in large rivers and the lower reaches of their tributaries, floodplain pools, reservoirs, and reservoir tailwaters.
Species Profile - Bighead Carp - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
WebThe bighead carp can be identified by a smooth keel between the anal and pelvic fins that does not extend anterior of the base of the pelvic fins. Size: 40 kg and 1.4 m. Native Range: Southern and central China (Li and Fang 1990; Robins …
Species Profile - Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
WebIdentification: The bighead carp is a large, narrow fish with eyes that project downward. Coloration of the body is dark gray, fading to white toward the underside, and with dark blotches on the sides. Its head has no scales, a large mouth with no teeth, and a protruding lower jaw. Its eyes are located far forward and low on its head.
Bighead carp | fish | Britannica
Webcarp—the grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ), bighead carp ( Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ), black carp ( Mylopharyngodon piceus ), and silver carp ( Hypophthalmichthys molitrix )—were brought to North America during the 1960s and ’70s to control the growth of noxious aquatic plants, snails, and other pest organisms in ponds, fish farms ...
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, Bighead carp : fisheries, …
WebShort description Morphology | Morphometrics. Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 1-3; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Body with numerous scattered small black blotches. Keels extend from pelvic base to anus. Barbels absent. Posterior margin of last simple dorsal ray not serrated. Branched anal rays 13-14.5 (Ref. 13274 ).
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