Amur carp

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The Amur carp lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Once the amur carp are stocked in the reservoir, it will take a couple of years to effectively control the nuisance aquatic vegetation. During this time, they will be closely monitored. Note: Originally published in the Fort Monroe Casemate. More

A 36 pound Amur Carp (Grass Carp) was caught in Encanto Park. The fish just missed the state record of 40 pounds, 3.68 ounces, probably had a couple of golfballs in him!! Gotta love golf course fishin'. More

, 1941 On wintering of carp and Amur carp in the north region of the U.S.S.R. Ryb.Khoz., (4):22–4 Kirpichnikov, V.S., 1943 The experimental systematics of Amur carp. Izv.Akad.Nauk SSSR(biol.) (4):189–220 Kirpichnikov, V.S. More

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amur carp do not eat or otherwise control algae. they eat and therefore control weeds. be patient. More

white amur carp, which has never been documented in Lake Erie before, according to fish commission biologist Chuck Murray. "Grass carp are exotics. It probably escaped from a golf course pond or somebody's home lake. More

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The White Amur Carp is one of three Chinese Carp that have been used in this country for food. The other two are the Silver and the Big Head Carp. More

The White Amur carp, however, absolutely refuse to eat the Lemon Becopa weed clogging the shallow water near shore. A drawdown of the lake’s level will be needed to kill the Lemon Becopa by exposing it to freezing temperatures. More

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Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Cyprinus
Species : Cyprinus carpio haematopterus
Authority : Martens,1876