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Table 1 Description of fishes used in this study

From: Environment shapes the fecal microbiome of invasive carp species

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

  1. NA not applicable