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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

Silver carp
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Common names: Belli-gende, Silver carp
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known throughout India (Ref. 43640). Recorded from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634) and ponds and lakes of Nilgiris (Ref. 92228). Exotic silver carp competes for food with the native catla and rohu. Introduction has resulted to the reduction of catla production in Govindgarh reservoir and Kulgarhi reservoir in Madhya Pradesh (Ref. 4832). Present in Nainital, Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721), also present in Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Also Ref. 1739.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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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

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hypophthalmichthys: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  molitrix: molitrix, approximately grinder (referring to the pharyngeal grinding apparatus) (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 6898).   Subtropical; 6°C - 30°C (Ref. 37797); 63°N - 8°N, 73°E - 148°E (Ref. 120939)

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