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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

Bighead carp
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Common names: Belli-gende, Big head, Bighead carp
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Has established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). However, it has been reported from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634) and from the ponds and lakes of Nilgiris (Ref. 92228).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Radhakrishnan, K.V., B.M. Kurup, B.R. Murphy and S.-G. Xie, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 共通名の | 類義語 | Catalog of Fishes(部類, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hypophthalmichthys: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  nobilis: nobilis, meaning noble (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態学

; 新鮮な水; 汽水性の 底生の漂泳性; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); 深さの範囲 0 - ? m (Ref. 59043).   Temperate; 1°C - 38°C (Ref. 120904); 34°N - 21°N, 101°E - 123°E (Ref. 121042)

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