Ecological Risk Assessment for Bighead and Silver Carps – Asian Carp Canada

“Bigheaded carps” is the collective term for species found in the Hypophthalmichthys genus, which includes Bighead (H. nobilis) and Silver (H. molitrix) carps. Silver Carp (top) and Bighead Carp (bottom). Photo credit: Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Commitee Both species are planktivorous, meaning they consume large quantities of plankton, however, Bighead Carp mainly consume zooplankton and Silver Carp mainly consume […]

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