IFAS Extension
Grass Carp, the White Amur: Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae: Squaliobarbinae)
andJeffrey Hill
Agriculture
Abstract
This article focuses on the Asian grass carp. The carp is a generalist herbivore of aquatic plants. It was imported for biological control of hydrilla and is usedextensively for aquatic plant management throughout the U.S.
About this Publication
This document is EENY593, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2014. Revised April 2017 and June 2020. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/.
How to Cite
Weeks, E. N. I., & Hill, J. E. (2014). Grass Carp, the White Amur: Ctenopharyngodon idella Cuvier and Valenciennes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae: Squaliobarbinae). EDIS, 2014(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1038-2014
Authors
Emma N. I. Weeks
former assistant research scientist, medical and veterinary entomology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Jeffrey Hill
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, non-native species and aquaculture, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL