I watched a show on Netflix today that mentioned Silver Carp as an invasive species in the Mississippi Basin and I was wondering,
Are they the same fish that I keep reading about here as "Silvers"?
Just curious.
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| Author: | DamselandDread [ Sep 21st, '12, 10:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Just Curious |
I watched a show on Netflix today that mentioned Silver Carp as an invasive species in the Mississippi Basin and I was wondering, Are they the same fish that I keep reading about here as "Silvers"? Just curious.
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| Author: | mantis [ Sep 21st, '12, 10:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just Curious |
No. Silvers mentioned here are ozzie native perch and not carp |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Sep 21st, '12, 11:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just Curious |
Yeah very different fish.... 
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| Author: | chillidude [ Sep 21st, '12, 13:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just Curious |
Yep, what they said; Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Perch |
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| Author: | DamselandDread [ Sep 23rd, '12, 04:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just Curious |
Thanks. I was wondering since I know that animals often have different names in different parts of the world and because the same show mentioned renaming a different fish to improve its marketability and the possibility of the commercial fish harvesting people doing the same to these. |
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