New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_1158 Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) were introduced to NZ in the late 1960's for the purposes of aquatic weed control. They seem highly effective when in large numbers and in closed waterways. These breeding ponds are located north of Auckland.

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