Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30578); common length : 10.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 45.0 kg (Ref. 7248); max. reported age: 21 years (Ref. 48)
Demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 6898)
Subtropical; ? - 35°C (Ref. 52059); 65°N - 25°N
Species : idella
Size / Weight / AgeMax length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30578); common length : 10.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 45.0 kg (Ref. 7248); max. reported age: 21 years (Ref. 48)
Length at first maturity
Lm 65.0, range 51 - 86 cm
Environment
Demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 6898)
Climate / Range
Subtropical; ? - 35°C (Ref. 52059); 65°N - 25°N
Distribution and Habitat
Water Type: Fresh
Habitat: demersal
Distribution: China and Russia; widely introduced elsewhere.
Asia: China to eastern Siberia. Widely transported around the world. Introductions often brought with it the parasitic tapeworm Bothriocephalus opsarichthydis. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Common Names
Common Name/Used In/Language
Grass carp FishWise English
Grass carp South Africa English
Valgeamuur Estonia Eesti
Grass carp USA English
Grass carp United Kingdom English
Grass carp Uzbekistan English
Grass carp Canada English
Grass carp Hong Kong English
Grass carp Malaysia English
Grass carp New Zealand English
Grass carp Bangladesh English
Grass carp Sri Lanka English
Grass carp Thailand English
grass carp AFS English
Graskarp South Africa Afrikaans
Silver orfe USA English
White amur USA English
Gardd carp Thailand English
White amur Canada English
White amur Russia English
Amour blanc France French
Amur Italy Italian
Amur bialy Poland Polish
Amur bily Czechoslovakia, Former Czech
Belyi Amur Ukraine Russian
Cá châm Treng Vietnam Vietnamese
Carpa erbivora Italy Italian
Carpa herbivora Mexico Spanish
carpa herbívora AFS Spanish
Carpa-do-limo Portugal Portuguese
Carpe amour France French
Carpe de roseau Canada French
Carpe herbivore France French
Chinese graskarper Netherlands Dutch
Cosas Romania Rumanian
Crap-de-iarba Poland Polish
Graeskarpe Denmark Danish
Gräskarp Sweden Swedish
Graskarpe Norway Norwegian
Graskarper Netherlands Dutch
Graskarpfen Germany, Fed. Rep. German
Graskarpfen Austria German
Kap makan rumput Malaysia Malay/Indonesian
Kap rumput Malaysia Malay/Indonesian
Pa kin gnia Lao, Pop. Dem. Rep. Laotian
Pla chao Thailand Thai
Ruohokarppi Finland Finnish
Sôgyo Japan Japanese
Tongsan Malaysia Malay/Indonesian
Trey srokchen Cambodia Khmer
Waan ue Hong Kong Cantonese
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