Grass Carp, the White Amur: Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae: Squaliobarbinae)

The grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes, was imported to the U.S. in 1963 as a biological control agent for hydrilla (Hydrilla verticilliata (L.f.) Royle) and other aquatic plants. Concerns of escape and reproduction, and the potential impacts that colonization of the fish c...

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Main Authors: Emma N.I. Weeks, Jeffrey E. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2014-08-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131663
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