DSC_1081 Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) this introduced freshwater carp is not known to breed in the wild in New Zealand *
DSC_9436 Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) were first introduced to NZ in the late 1960's for the purposes of aquatic weed control. Now aquaculturists are looking into their potential to be farmed as food fish for the table *
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 *
