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2 F. SCIENTIFIC NAME Hypophthalmichthys nobilis The bighead carp was formerly known as Aristichthys nobilis but that is no longer its accepted scientific name It belongs to the Cyprin idae family which is the carp and minnow family DISTRIBUTION The bighe S Silver and bighead carp were brought into the US in the 1970s to improve water quality in aquaculture ponds and water treatment systems and to boost harvests from cat57375sh ponds 57374ey are believed to have entered the Mississippi River system by org Washington California Other states Asian carps Q Q QQQX XQQXX Q QQ Q Q Ctenopharyngodon idella Q Hypophthal michthys molitrix Q H nobilis Q X Aristichthys nobilis Q Mylopha ryngodon piceus Q From Pest to Prot XXX Why you should ca Fisheries and Wildlife. What do they look like?. What are Asian Carp?. Two species of Asian carp - the silver and bighead - are a potential threat to the Great Lakes. They are large, invasive, filter-feeding fish capable of consuming vast quantities of plant and animal plankton daily. They have become established in the rivers along the Mississippi River drainage and are just a few miles from Lake Michigan..