Lucky Rolando

The prize catch of 50-year-old fisherman Rolando Eduardo of Barangay San Isidro in the lakeshore town of Tanay in Rizal, a freshwater cyprinid fish (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) or the bighead carp which can grow to 100 pounds that has a large head and mouth, a ventral keel between the anal and pelvic fins, and a blotchy, dark-gray color and that is native to eastern Asia and has been widely introduced into nonnative waters where it is often considered a pest.