Silver carp

Photo By/Credit

Stukel, Sam/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/03/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Silver carp are native to China, species was imported and stocked for phytoplankton control and as a food fish. Silver carp has potential to cause enormous damage to native species because it feeds on plankton required by larval fish and native mussels.
Subject tags
Invasive species
Fishes
Fisheries management
Fisheries
Fish hatcheries
Aquatic animals