Silver carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

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Classification

Species: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Genus: Hypophthalmichthys - Bighead carps
Family: Xenocyprididae - East Asian minnows
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Silver carp
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Native: Asia
Introduced: Europe, North America
Distribution: Amur, Volga, Lake Volvi, Yangtze, Amu Darya, Dnieper, Mississippi, Caloosahatchee, Danube

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