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. 2016 Aug 12;4:44. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0190-1

Table 1.

Description of fishes used in this study

Species Common name Habitat Diet Number
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Laboratory Algal feed mixture, see [72] 5
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Laboratory Algal feed mixture, see [72] 5
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Laboratory 2.5-mm pellet feed (Oncor Fry, Skretting USA, Tooele, UT) 5
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Laboratory Frozen brine shrimp (San Francisco Bay Brand, Newark, CA) 5
Carassius auratus Goldfish Laboratory Flake food (Color Tropical Marine, Pentair Aquatic Ecosystems, Apopka, FL) 5
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp River NA 19
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp River NA 20
Cyprinus carpio Common carp River NA 16
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Lake NA 13
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater drum River NA 9

NA not applicable