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The Silver Carp travels at 50 miles per year. Their eyes are at their lower part of their head. They have a large mouth shaped as a U. They don’t have any scales on their head. The scales they have on their body are very small so you can barely see them. Bighead carp have spots on their head. When they lay their eggs the eggs float down stream and the fish swim upstream. They can weigh up to 100 lbs. and grow to about 4 feet long. These carp jump out of the water when fishing boats pass over. Many boaters have been and can be injured by the leaping carp. []