Black Amur bream

Megalobrama mantschuricus

Carp from the South China Sea

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Megalobrama mantschuricus, the black bream, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This fish is found from the Amur river in eastern Russia south through the major rivers of China to northern Viet Nam.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Megalobrama
Maximum length: 37.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Amur River southward to the Yangtze River drainage and rivers further southward draining to the South China Sea, excluding Zhu Jiang and Xi Jiang.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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