DSC_1223 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_0902 Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) this introduced freshwater carp is not known to breed in the wild in New Zealand *
DSC_1073 Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) this introduced freshwater carp is not known to breed in the wild in New Zealand *