Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Silver carp
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Asia
- Introduced: Europe, North America
- Distribution: Danube, Volga, Dnieper, Amur, Mississippi River, Yangtze, View all... Lake Volvi, Amu Darya, Caloosahatchee
Classification
- Genus: Hypophthalmichthys - Bighead carps
- Family: Xenocyprididae - East Asian minnows
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes