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Asian carp could seriously damage commercial fishing by crowding out other species in the U.S., costing fishermen and companies money.
Eight(8) types of asian carps exist, and they are invading rivers. Next stop, the great lakes.
104 chromosomes are in a carp cell.
Depends on the definition of "carp". Your garden variety pond minnow is of family Cyprinidae, which is the family of carp. So you could say it was born a carp. On the other hand, there are over 2000 species within Cyprinidae. Some are called "carp", some are called "minnows", and one does not become the other.
asian carp eat alge
Asian carp are an invasive fish that has made its way to the Great Lakes. Adult Asian carp are too large to be eaten by any natural predators, but juvenile carp are eaten by White pelicans and eagles and other larger fish.
Asian carp's food web involves plankton-algae, and other microscopic organisms.
The Asian Carp is native in Asia.
The effects of the Asian carp being introduced into an environment is dependent upon which environment is in question. The Asian carp being introduced into the Great Lakes has had many negative affects.
Asia
There is more types of asian carp and there is at least two.
Asia
The group of fish collectively referred to as "Asian carp" are actually made up of four distinct species: the Bighead Carp, the Black Carp, the Grass Carp and the Silver Carp. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Grass Carp was the first to reach American waterways in 1963. This was followed by the introduction of the Black Carp in the early 1970's, the Bighead Carp in 1972 and finally the Silver Carp in 1973.
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asian carp
Asian carp can grow up to a 110 pounds or more and measure in length of 4 feet. Average size is around 40 pounds.