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    Asian carp, a group of invasive species of fish introduced into North America, pose a major threat to the ecology, environment, economy, and way of life...
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  • baited hooks or lures. Asian carp have been a popular food fish in Asia for thousands of years. In North America, the various Asian carp are often lumped with...
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    The silver carp or silverfin (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to China and eastern...
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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...
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    in the United States as one of the invasive "Asian carps", though it is not as widely distributed worldwide as the other three. In China, black carp is...
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    Europe. Several carp species (collectively known as Asian carp) were domesticated in East Asia. Carp that are originally from South Asia, for example catla...
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    The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), also known as European carp or Eurasian carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large...
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    Illinois River (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
    Naples North Utica Oglesby Ottawa Pearl Pekin Peoria Peoria Heights Peru Rome Seneca Spring Bay Spring Valley Valley City Asian carp in North America Channahon...
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    North America, and Asia. Prussian carps are a highly invasive fish species in areas outside their native range. They reproduce and spread rapidly. In...
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    population of bluegills, carp, catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, smallmouth bass and sunfish. Asian carp in North America Des Plaines River Trail...
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    Koi (redirect from Coi carp)
    [ɲiɕi̥kiꜜɡoi], literally "brocaded carp"), are colored varieties of carp (Cyprinus sp.) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens...
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    promotional carp fishing web sites Carpfishing UK - UK carp fishing information website The Carp Anglers Group of North America The Carp Society American Carp Society...
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    or diversity of fish in the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the state of Florida in the United States. Asian carp in North America List of amphibians of...
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    during spawning. Otters have been found to consume invasive Asian carp. Adult North American river otters are capable of consuming 1 to 1.5 kilograms (2...
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    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (category Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois)
    applying a fish poison, rotenone, in an effort to kill Asian carp north of Lockport. Although no Asian carp were found in the two months of commercial and...
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    Sandusky Bay (category French-American culture in Ohio)
    (lower left) into Lake Erie in this photo taken on April 12, 2022 from the International Space Station. Asian carp in North America Fort Sandusky Wikimedia...
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    Cyprinidae (redirect from Mountain carp)
    of the water and making plant growth difficult. In America and Australia, such as the Asian carp in the Mississippi Basin, they have become invasive...
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    Goldfish (redirect from Round crucian carp)
    become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia. Native to China, the goldfish is a relatively small member of the carp family (which also...
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  • (from North America) Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp) - (from East Asia) Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp) - (from East Asia) Lepomis...
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  • Redneck Fishing Tournament (category Annual sporting events in the United States)
    in August and is specifically intended to decrease the population of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), a prolific species of Asian carp, in the...
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  • Rough fish (category Fishing in the United States)
    be confused with Asian carps because they look superficially similar (bigmouth buffalo, smallmouth buffalo and suckers). Because in many states all of...
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    Butterfly koi (category Carp)
    longfin koi, or dragon carp are a type of ornamental fish notable for their elongated finnage. The fish are a breed of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, which...
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    (27 March 2019). "Invasion genetics of the silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix across North America: Differentiation of fronts, introgression, and eDNA...
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    Ginbuna (redirect from Silver crucian carp)
    crucian carp or Japanese silver crucian carp, is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family (family Cyprinidae). It is native to lakes and rivers in Japan...
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    USS Carp (SS/AGSS/IXSS-338), a Balao-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the carp. Carp (SS-338) was launched...
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  • This is a list of invasive species in North America. A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or...
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    construction of barriers, such as the electric barriers to prevent the spread of Asian carp. Mechanical removal, including mowing, harvesting, manual removal, trapping...
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  • Alces alces, called "elk" in Eurasia, and "moose" in North America; nor Cervus canadensis, called "elk" or "wapiti" in North America. The ISSG lists it as...
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    Myriophyllum spicatum (category Plants described in 1753)
    plant in North America. The milfoil weevil (Euhrychiopsis lecontei) has also been used as biocontrol. Another method for biocontrol is Grass Carp, (one...
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    Gar (category Fish of North America)
    their stomachs have been found to contain higher Asian carp content than any other native North American fish. The Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) has...
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