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Description: Heavy-bodied fish with large head, upturned mouth, small scales, eyes in lower portion of head (usually turned downward), and a keel on the belly. Native of China that was introduced to Arkansas waters and escaped. is filter feeder consumes plankton (microscopic plants and animals) and suspended detritus (dead plant material). Competes with native planktivores (paddlefish, buffalo, and young of many other native species). Range: Missouri River, lower reaches of most tributary streams, and in plunge pools below dams of many southeast Nebraska reservoirs. Other Carp Species Description: Robust, cigar-shaped fish with a broad, blunt head and terminal, horizontal mouth. Large dark-edged scales with a cross-hatched appearance. Native of eastern Asia that was brought to Arkansas waters and escaped. Jumps out of water to avoid being captured. Adults have voracious appetites and primarily consume large amounts of aquatic vegetation but will also eat a wide variety of plant and animal material when preferred plants are unavailable. It is inefficient in digesting plant material, passing about half of it through undigested; the released nutrients can cause extensive algae blooms. Range: Missouri River and has been stocked in selected reservoirs, sandpits, and ponds statewide. Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthyes nobilis Description: A silvery, heavy- bodied fish with large head, upturned mouth, small scales, eyes forward in lower portion of head (projecting somewhat downward), and a keel on the belly. Native of China that was brought to Arkansas waters and escaped. A very efficient filter feeder that consumes zooplankton (microscopic invertebrates), detritus (particulate organic matter), and algae. Competes with native planktivores (such as paddlefish and buffalo) and young of many other native fish. Adults leap out of water when disturbed. Range: Open waters of pools and backwaters in channels of Missouri River and lower portions of tributary rivers. Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthyes molitrix