The white silver carp [2] , the common silver carp [3] , the silver carp [3] , the silver carp [4] or the mob [5] [6] [7] ( Latin Hypophthalmichthys molitrix ) is a large flock of pelagic fish.
| White silver carp |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subfamily : | Hypophthalmichthyinae |
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| International scientific name |
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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
( Valenciennes , 1844 ) |
| Synonyms |
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- Abramocephalus microlepis Steindachner, 1869 [1]
- Cephalus mantschuricus Basilewsky, 1855 [1]
- Hypophthalmichthys dabry Guichenot, 1871 [1]
- Hypophthalmichthys dybowskii Herzenstein, 1888 [1]
- Hypothalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) [1]
- Hypothamicthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) [1]
- Leuciscus hypophthalmus Richardson, 1945 [1]
- Leuciscus molitrix Valenciennes, 1844 [1]
- Onychodon mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855) [1]
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| Security status |
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Close to vulnerableIUCN 3.1 Near Threatened : 166081 |
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It lives in the Amur basin . Introduced into many bodies of water of the republics of the former USSR : reservoirs and lower reaches of the Volga, Dnieper, Dniester, Prut, Don, Kuban, Terek, Aral Sea basin, lake. Balkhash and others, where in some cases natural spawning is noted. Pelagic caviar. Under natural conditions, spawning occurs on the course, in large rivers, at a water temperature of 25 Β° C (June-July), the development of eggs lasts several days [8] . Reaches a length of about 100 cm and a mass of 40 kg. Winters in deep holes in a state of deep sleep.
The silver carp is a flock of medium-sized freshwater fish. The body is tall, covered with small silver scales of light color. It feeds on microscopic algae - phytoplankton; therefore, this fish is an excellent reclamator of water bodies. With the help of its filtering mouth apparatus, the white silver carp filters the flowered, green and muddy water from detritus. Therefore, it is sometimes launched into the reservoir as an addition to the filtration system, making the water clean and transparent. It is widely used in commercial fish farming , as polyculture.
As for size, the species is medium-sized fish, so you can keep it in not very large ponds.
One of the Ural artists said that he personally shot a silver carp weighing about 40 kg in a spearfishing in July 2011 in the reservoir of the Reftinskaya TPP [9] .
