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Grass carp - Mendoza Aquarium, April 2016

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I'm thinking it looks like a small Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix.

Actually no. The scales are totally wrong.

Maybe just a Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella?
 
I'm not so sure- head shape and scales threw me; my impulse was that it was an Asian species which I couldn't quite put my finger on, but I would imagine a local species would be more likely.
 
I can't see it being anything other than an Asian cyprinid. There are (I think) several species aquacultured and escaped/released in Argentina.

We need temp to come along and identify it from one glance :D
 
Inmediately after seeing the photo I'm 200% sure that it's a Ctenopharyngodon idella. I bought it sometimes for keep my pond algae-free.
 

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