Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon

Summary 2

The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is the species of fish with the largest reported production in aquaculture globally, over five million tonnes per year. It is a large herbivorous freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae native to eastern Asia, with a native range from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Siberia-China border. This Asian carp is the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon.

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  1. (c) Biopix, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/PhotosMedium/Ctenopharyngodon%20idella%2000005.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenopharyngodon

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