14 Facts About Asian carp

Ten Asian carp have been substantially introduced outside their native ranges:.

All the above, except largescale silver Asian carp, have been cultivated in aquaculture in China for over 1,000 years.

Grass, silver, bighead, and black Asian carp are known as the "Four Domesticated Fish" in China and are the most important freshwater fish species for food and traditional Chinese medicine.

Bighead and silver Asian carp are the most important fish, worldwide, in terms of total aquaculture production.

Common carp are native to both Eastern Europe and Western Asia, so they are sometimes called a "Eurasian" carp.

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Silver Asian carp are easily frightened by boats, which cause them to leap up to 2.

The black Asian carp feeds on native mussels and snails, some of which can be already endangered.

Grass Asian carp can alter the food webs of a new environment by altering the communities of plants, invertebrates, and fish.

Since 2003 several adults, fertile black Asian carp have been captured from the Atchafalaya and other rivers connected to the Mississippi River.

The extremely high abundance of bighead and silver Asian carp has caused great concern because of the potential for competition with native species for food and living space.

The rise in the populations of bighead and silver Asian carp has been dramatic where they are established in the Mississippi River basin.

Bighead, silver, and grass Asian carp are known to be well-established in the Mississippi River basin, where they at times reach extremely high numbers, especially in the case of the bighead and silver Asian carp.

Bighead, silver, and grass Asian carp have been captured in that watershed from Louisiana to South Dakota, Minnesota, and Ohio.

Grass Asian carp have been captured in all of the Great Lakes except Lake Superior, but so far, no evidence indicates a reproducing population.