Bryan Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/08/28/second-grass-carp-caught-near-dunnville-dam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahterfry Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 that's really bad... now I gotta b more cautious of them on the boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 that's really bad... now I gotta b more cautious of them on the boat! i wouldnt be to scared, i believe its the silver carp that react violently with boats in the water, im just glad to see that the only fish found were sterile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 i wouldnt be to scared, i believe its the silver carp that react violently with boats in the water, im just glad to see that the only fish found were sterile. I think some of the confusion comes from those jumping critters being called 'carp' which they actually aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 I think some of the confusion comes from those jumping critters being called 'carp' which they actually aren't. explain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 I guess the good new is that it couldn't breed, and was found downstream of the dam. I think that's the biggest dam until you hit Elora? Long ways up from Erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Those jumpin silver carp are Hypophthalmichthys molitrix but our common carp are from the family Cyprinidae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Those jumpin silver carp are Hypophthalmichthys molitrix but our common carp are from the family Cyprinidae. correct me if im wrong.. but isnt that just their scientific names? im basing that off of the wikipedia page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp#Species silver carp are posted as a species of carp, as well as a grass carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog088 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 correct me if im wrong.. but isnt that just their scientific names? im basing that off of the wikipedia page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp#Species silver carp are posted as a species of carp, as well as a grass carp. While they are grouped as "carp" the silver carp are members of a different family, as Mike pointed out....they are filter feeders and are quite different from the common carp. They differ significantly from the grass carp as well, as grassers are not filter feeders either. The silver asian carp are the species that are a threat to boaters, water skiers, etc as everyone has seen on youtube Grass carp are still considered invasive and can ruin an ecosystem for other aquatic life so that risk is still real, but the jumping/thrashing that silver carp are known for is not something that this species does. In short, you are correct.....they are lumped into the "asian carp" group but are quite a different species in most aspects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 correct me if im wrong.. but isnt that just their scientific names? im basing that off of the wikipedia page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp#Species silver carp are posted as a species of carp, as well as a grass carp. DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source for ANYthing. It's full of misinformation!!! A good lesson for anyone using it for school projects. lol Google more trusted sources. Here's a U.S. National Park website with info on the Silver 'Carp.' http://www.nps.gov/miss/naturescience/ascarp_silver.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source for ANYthing. It's full of misinformation!!! A good lesson for anyone using it for school projects. lol Google more trusted sources. Here's a U.S. National Park website with info on the Silver 'Carp.' http://www.nps.gov/miss/naturescience/ascarp_silver.htm i agreed on wikipedia being a bad source of information, i should have cited a different website in hindsight, but thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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