In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But the common carp ( Cyprinus carpio) is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish. Nicknamed the “river rabbit” for its prolific ...

In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But it's is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish.

This specific strain was highly invasive and, paired with widespread flooding in the 1970s, quickly spread throughout the entire Murray-Darling and Macquarie systems, becoming the most abundant large ...