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grass carp

n.
A large silvery cyprinid fish (Ctenopharyngodon idella) native to Siberia and China that feeds on vegetation and has been widely introduced to control aquatic weeds. Also called white amur.
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grass′ carp`


n.
a large weed-eating carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, orig. native to China.
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Now, he nurtures varieties of fish including Rohu, Silver Carp, Grass Carp and local indigenous fish in his pond.
Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid sunfish, hybrid redear, fathead minnows and bluegill.
Studies of Law (1986) on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and that of Wilson and Poe (1985) on channel cat fish (Ictalurus punctatus) further confirm our findings on three Indian major carps during current research work.
The media and journalists were told in a briefing that at present about 25 species of fish were thriving in the lake including carp, bream, roach, asp, grass carp, catfish, pike perch, crucian carp, Turkestan and Aral barbel, white and motley silver carp, pike, sabrefish, snakehead, etc.
They said that Rohu, grass carp and Gulfam fish were being nurtured and process of research had also begun.
The aim of present study was to evaluate the influence of cold storage on composition and properties of grass carp protein.
Otherwise, it's butterfly peacocks or releasing a few grass carp.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the anesthetic effect of another species of this genus, Ocimum micranthum, in two fish species: Rhamdia quelen (silver catfish) and Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp).
Cutting or pulling aren't necessarily realistic in large ponds, which means you'll have to use chemicals, or grass carp. These non-native fish are available through licensed fish farms and are a common tool in aquatic weed control.
Gus Ewars pictured with a 24lb grass carp from Lodge Lake at Cefn Mably Lakes