New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_0695 Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) 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. Warkworth *

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DSC_0695 Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) 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. Warkworth *

DSC 0695 Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella introduced aquatic weed control aquaculture farmed food fish Warkworth