04-01-2008, 11:09 AM
[cool][#0000ff]The common carp is native to parts of Asia and Europe. All carp in the US are descendants of fish imported from Germany. Utah's carp were likely transported in water filled barrels, as very small fry. And, they were likely taken from ponds or lakes in the midwestern US, rather than being brought all the way from Europe. Like most settlers in the west, they migrated slowly from the east coast to the midwest before making the long trek westward.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wagon trains were from the 1840's and 50's. The Intercontinental Railroad was completed in 1869...15 years before the carp arrived...so it is reasonable to assume they rode on a train. That is how most new species of fish were transplanted in those days...as fertilized eggs or fry.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp"]WIKIPEDIA...CARP INFO[/url][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wagon trains were from the 1840's and 50's. The Intercontinental Railroad was completed in 1869...15 years before the carp arrived...so it is reasonable to assume they rode on a train. That is how most new species of fish were transplanted in those days...as fertilized eggs or fry.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp"]WIKIPEDIA...CARP INFO[/url][/#0000ff]
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