Connie "the Crusher" Black Carp
Sally "the Suffocater" Common Salvinia
Zeke "the Prowler" Zebra Mussel
Cindy "the Choker" Water Hyacinth
Nick "the Gnasher" Nutria
Charlie "the Chomper" Channeled Apple Snail
Mel "the Punk" Paperbark Tree
Lucy "the Lips" Bighead Carp
Sammy "the Spoiler" Spotted Jellyfish
Drusilla "the Strangler" Hydrilla

Bighead Carp

Bighead Carp Fact Sheets

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
http://nis.gsmfc.org/nis_factsheet.php?toc_id=190

Bighead Carp
USGS
http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/Carp_ID/html/hypophthalmichthys_nobilis.html

Invasive Carp
Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters
http://www.invadingspecies.com/Print.cfm?PID=20

Asian Carps of the Genus Hypophthalmichthys (Pisces, Cyprinidae) – A Biological Synopsis and Environmental Risk Assessment
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Documents/ACBSRAFinalReport2005.pdf

Asian Carp Invasion of the Upper Mississippi River System
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/reports_publications/psrs/psr_2000_05.html

Big Head Carp
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/438fs.pdf

Big Head and Silver Carp in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Columbia Environmental Research Center
http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/center/pdfDocs/invasive_carp.pdf

Watch Newsletter
Columbia River Basin
http://www.aquaticnuisance.org/docs/Columbia%20Basin%20Newsletter%202007.pdf

Big Head and Silver Carp ID Card

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