grass carp
Weed-eating swimmer
A grass carp is a large freshwater fish native to East Asia, introduced worldwide to control aquatic vegetation.
True to its name, it feeds voraciously on underwater plants and algae, making it useful for clearing weedy ponds and waterways: The lake association stocked grass carp to manage the invasive hydrilla.
Non-saline aquatic environment
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- swimMove through water
silver · species · vertebrate · schooling · fry · spawn · fingerling · fillets
Knit leg garment
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
- population controlPolicies limiting demographic growth
- triploidThree complete chromosome sets
sterile · permit · licensed · weed control · fishery · harvesting · water quality · habitat restoration
Feeding on pasture
- plant-eaterVegetation-consuming organism
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- aquatic plantsVegetation growing in water
- duckweedMinute aquatic floating plant
waterweed · foraging · browsing · nibbling · munching · milfoil · pondweed
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- infestationPest takeover situation
- spreadTo distribute widely
colonization · eradication · threat · competition · overpopulation · encroachment · escaped · naturalized
Heated by vapor
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
- red-cookedBraised in soy mixture
- friedCooked in hot fat
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
swim · silver · species · vertebrate · schooling · fry · spawn · fingerling · fillets · bony
stocking
Knit leg garment
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
- population controlPolicies limiting demographic growth
triploid · sterile · permit · licensed · weed control · fishery · harvesting · water quality · habitat restoration
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- plant-eaterVegetation-consuming organism
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- aquatic plantsVegetation growing in water
duckweed · waterweed · foraging · browsing · nibbling · munching · milfoil · pondweed
non-native
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- infestationPest takeover situation
spread · colonization · eradication · threat · competition · overpopulation · encroachment · escaped · naturalized · prohibited
steamed
Heated by vapor
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
- red-cookedBraised in soy mixture
fried · filleted · whole fish · bone-in
grass carppike
Long battlefield spear
predatory fish · northern pike · largemouth bass · muskellunge · walleye