Asian Carp

Species: Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Native To: Eurasia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1960s

Images: Bighead carp - Google / Black carp - Google / Grass carp - Google / Silver carp - Google

Videos: Asian Carp Invasion Part I ( or click Play button below) and Google Videos

Means of Introduction: Imported for aquaculture

Impact: Competes with native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Silver carp (Map)
• Bighead carp (Map)
• Black carp (Map): Mississippi River basin
• Grass carp (Map): Entire U.S.

Management Plans: Aquatic Species / Asian Carp

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Asian Carp Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Black Carp (PDF | 449 KB)
DOI. FWS. Invasive Species Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Asian Carp
DOI. FWS. La Crosse Fishery Resources Office.
Photographs; Controls

Draft Environmental Assessments for Listing Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) (Aug 2006; PDF | 197 KB) and Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) (Aug 2005; PDF | 723 KB) as Injurious Wildlife under the Lacey Act
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Facts about Bighead and Silver Carp (PDF | 609 KB)
DOI. USGS. Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Photographs; Impacts

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Bighead Carp) - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Special Note: See also black carp, grass carp, and silver carp

Asian Carp
DOI. USGS. Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution

Asian Carp and the Great Lakes
EPA. Great Lakes National Program Office.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Black Carp - Mylopharyngodon piceus - Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program(PDF | 514 KB)
United States Army Corps of Engineers. Engineer Research and Development Center. Environmental Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Asian Carp in Alabama
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts

Aquatic Invasive Species - Silver Carp (PDF | 130 KB)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Asian Carp - 3 Species
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts

Asian Carp
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Bighead Carp Fact Sheet (PDF | 82 KB)
MIT Sea Grant. Center for Coastal Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution

Grass Carp/White Amur
Mississippi State University. GeoResources Institute.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts

Asian Carp (PDF | 531 KB)
Pennsylvania Sea Grant.
Photographs; Introduction History; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Species Summaries: Bighead Carp and Blackhead Carp and Grass Carp and Silver Carp
FishBase.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustration; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Asian Carp Status Report (Mar 2005; PDF | 204 KB)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (fish) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Organizations

Asian Carp Management
AsianCarp.org.
Illustrations; Introduction History; Controls

Exotic Species - Asian Carp
Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Fisheries Management.
Photographs; Introduction History

Ctenopharyngodon idella - Non-Native Aquatic Species Summaries
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photograph; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: See also Bighead carp and Silver carp

Asian Carp (PDF | 57 KB)
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Special Note: See also Asian Carp Key to Identification (PDF | 113 KB)