bighead carp
hypophthalmichthys nobilis latin

Possession of live bighead carp has been illegal in Illinois since 2005.

Live bighead carp are also banned from sale in Canada.

The bighead carp has a tremendous growth rate, making it a lucrative aquaculture fish.

Even today, it is still legal to import bighead carp, although silvers are now illegal.

Communities are attempting to contain the spread of the extremely invasive bighead carp.

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This behavior has sometimes also been attributed to the very similar bighead carp, but this is uncommon.

Bighead carp are considered a highly destructive invasive species in the United States.

Another potential avenue for unintentional spread of bighead carp is through use as fishing bait.

Among the various kinds of carp, the bighead carp is least expensive in China.

Bighead carp do not normally jump when frightened.

Bighead carp are native to the large rivers and associated floodplain lakes of eastern Asia.

Since February 2007, using bighead carp as fishing bait has been illegal in Missouri.

Charmian was flicking pebbles at the Chinese bighead carp.

Although bighead carp reach large size, they are difficult to capture with a rod and reel because of their filter-feeding habits.

The main species with which the lake is stocked are the silver carp and the bighead carp.

A 38-pound Asian bighead carp caught at a seven-acre pond is the first of the species to be found in the Chicago area.

Bighead carp is enjoyed in many parts of the world, but it has not become a popular foodfish in North America.

They are also known as bighead carp, though that term is also locally used for individual species, particularly Hypophthalmichthys nobilis.

The major carp species used traditionally in Chinese aquaculture are the black, grass, silver and bighead carp.

"I don't know if silver carp and bighead carp would necessarily thrive in the Great Lakes," he told me.

Some have thought to collect the carp eggs for caviar, since one bighead carp was found with over 2 million eggs.

I like to think, sellin' silver carp and bighead carp to the Chinese, that we're sendin' their own product back to 'em.

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp)

The genus Aristichthys is also sometimes used for bighead carp, but this genus was based on fallacious theory and should no longer be used.