Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes 1844)

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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass Carp) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Cultrine Cyprinids. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Russia, Bulgaria, and China. Individuals can grow to 150 cm. They have sexual reproduction.

EOL has data for 29 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
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- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
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- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body length
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- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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10.7 cm
cellularity
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- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
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- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
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- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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China
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habitat
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- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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lake
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invasive in
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- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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The Contiguous United States
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life span
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- Definition: A time quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's expected maximum age.
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21 years
native range includes
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- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Russia
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reproduction
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- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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sexual reproduction
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- Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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used for
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- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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food
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- Definition: any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body
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weight
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- Definition: A physical quality inhering in a bearer that has mass near a gravitational body.
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24750 g
wet body mass
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- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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3870 g

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of grass carp. View this species on GBIF

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Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes 1844)

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