Common names:
Babangan
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
highly commercial
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
This species has established in aquaculture through assisted or artificial reproduction. It has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739), but has already been reported in Laguna de Bay (Ref. 80824). Recorded from Candaba Swamp and Pampanga River (Ref. 109918). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:
> 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
Ekologi