The black carp species can grow up to around 70 pounds. Grass carp, also known as White Amur, have a different diet than all three of the other species. They instead eat aquatic vegetation ...

The term “invasive carp,” formerly known as “Asian carp,” collectively refers to bighead carp, silver carp, grass carp, and black carp. Each of these species was intentionally introduced into the ...

This study achieved CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), China's most economically vital freshwater fish. Targeting the tyrb gene critical for pigmentation were ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A mid-Missouri fisherman caught a 74-pound grass carp last month, setting a new state record. The Missouri Department of Conservation reports that Frank Reynolds of Linn ...

Through flooding and accidental release, the black, silver, bighead and grass carp have found their way into the Mississippi River system. This is like a giant freshwater highway for these carp to ...