Common carp are not listed as a sport fish in Florida, and there are no bag or size limits. Eating Qualities - Carp are very bony but if properly prepared are excellent eating. Boiling and smoking are the two primary methods of cooking them. State and World Records - For Florida, the state record is 40.56 pounds caught in the Apalachicola River. Description - Young blue tilapia are a nondescript grey with vertical bars on the body and a black spot at the rear of the dorsal fin.
Adults are generally dark grey-blue on the back shading to white on the belly.
The border of the dorsal fin is red or orange, the caudal fin has a red to pink border. They have a broken lateral line and the spiny dorsal fin is joined to the soft dorsal fin. Subspecies - It is a distinct species with no known subspecies. Range - Blue tilapia are native to northern Africa and the Middle East. They were imported to Florida in 1961 and have become established throughout southern and central Florida with isolated populations further north.