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Question: Baby Chicken Tests You Why grass carp got its name?
Often feed on aquatic plants
living among aquatic plants
Answer: often feed on aquatic plants
Knowledge expansion: Grass carp is one of the "four major fish" in China. It is named because it mainly feeds on the roots, branches, leaves, fruits, etc. of plants, especially grasses.
Also known as oil catfish, grass catfish, white catfish, etc., it is widely distributed in ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, swamps and other water bodies across the country. It likes to inhabit the middle and lower layers of water bodies and near-shore areas with many aquatic plants, often in groups. They move and forage in waters with abundant aquatic plants.
Grass carp is the only species of the genus Grass Carp in the family Cyprinidae. It usually moves in the middle and lower layers of the water body. However, seasonal changes, water temperature, air pressure, food environment, etc. will affect the activity area of grass carp. The most suitable water temperature is 20 to 32°C. With a pH value of 7.5 to 8.5, it has the habit of migratory rivers and lakes. Sexually mature individuals lay eggs in rivers, reservoirs and other running water. After spawning, the broodstock and juvenile fish enter tributaries and lakes leading to rivers.
Grass carp is a herbivorous fish that mainly feeds on algae and roots, buds, fruits, etc. of aquatic plants. It also eats zooplankton, aquatic insects, earthworms, dragonflies and other meat-based foods.
Grass carp is a gregarious fish that likes to inhabit the middle and lower layers of waters and areas with abundant aquatic plants near the coast. They are lively and swim quickly. They often gather in groups to forage in waters with abundant aquatic plants.