CARPA BIG HEAD

Mar 06, 2010 Lorenzo Martinez Bernal Carpas-CIPRINIDOS, BIG FISH 3

CARPA BIG HEAD

Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) It is a species of freshwater fish in the family (ciprínidos), the order Cypriniformes,one of several Asian carp.

He has a big head, scaleless, Big Mouth, and eyes placed very low on the head. Adults usually have a mottled gray color silver.

Adults can be very large. Occasionally log the largest sizes are 100 pounds (45 kg), but most places in the Mississippi River Basin, a fish of more than 40 pounds (18 kg) it is considered very big.

They are native to large rivers and lakes flood East Asian partners. Its range extends from southern China to the Amur River system, which forms the northern border of China and Russia's southern border.

In the wild feed mainly detritus as debris found in the bottom layers of water, algae and invertebrates also.

Chinese bighead carp is preferably fed on cloudy days, with light rain and cool temperatures.

Similar but not identical are the techniques used to capture bighead carp used for Siamese giant carp.

Bighead carp has a huge growth rate, so it is a lucrative business aquaculture.

Its food value has led him to be exported to more than 70 countries, nowadays, bighead carp can be found in Europe, South America and North America. It has also been introduced in most of the subcontinent of Asia (India, Pakistan, and most Southeast Asian countries) and lakes in western China.

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