There is concern of economic and environmental damage occuring if any of the four major
aquacultured carp species of China, black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus, bighead carp …

Freshwater fish are in a perilous state with more than 30% of species considered critically
endangered. Yet significant ecological and methodological complexities constrain our ability …

The book is a detailed risk assessment and biological synopsis of the bigheaded carps of
the genus Hypophthalmichthys, which includes the bighead, silver, and largescale silver …

Non‐native, Asian carps bighead Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix have been present in the Illinois River since the early 1990s …

Bighead and silver carp are well established in the Mississippi River basin following their
accidental introduction in the 1980s. Referred to collectively as Asian carp, these species …

Aquatic invasive species introductions are a global environmental concern. Negative effects
of invasive species are often manifested in alterations of food web structure and through …

Carps of the family Cyprinidae, the largest family of freshwater fishes in the world (Nelson
1994), have long been introduced beyond their native ranges, a practice that continues …

Abstract The Upper Mississippi River System, including the Illinois River, has been invaded
by a number of nonnative species including silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitirx and …

The silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix has spread throughout the Mississippi River
drainage. During 2003, we determined its population status and potential impact in the …

Abstract The invasive Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) dominate large regions of
the Mississippi River drainage and continue to expand their range northward threatening the …