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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

Bighead carp
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India country information

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

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | 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 экология

; пресноводный; солоноватоводный донно-пелагический; мигрирует в реке (Ref. 51243); пределы глубины 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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