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1.5. Hyophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp)
1.5. Hyophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp)
- Body compressed with small head
- Mouth sub-superior with lower jaw upturned
- Eyes comparatively small, situated below the horizontal body axis
- Colour of the body silvery white; dorsal brown
- Surface feeder feeding on phytoplankton
- Attains 1.5 to 2 kg in 1st year
- Max size 60 cm.
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