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Cyprinidae
silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Upriver migration leap obstacle
- Silver
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Silver
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
Largesilver carp is a freshwater fish from Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 120 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hypophthalmichthys
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Asia: Native to most major Pacific dainages of East Asia from Amur to Xi Jiang, China (Ref. 59043 ) and Hanoi, Vietman (Ref. 120939 ). Introduced around the world for aquaculture and control of algal blooms. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction (Ref. 1739 ). Often confused with Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Ref. 59043 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
