Case Study 2

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Case Study 2

Your colleague believes that this photographed fish from St. Croix 360 can be identified as a grass carp. Using the details given below by the angler, decide whether or not this fish has been identified correctly and whether or not it was rightfully killed as an invasive species.

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  • Found in lower layer
  • Molar-like teeth
  • Found eating mollusks
  • Large scales
  • Found in Mississippi River
  • Green/brown body with red caudle fin