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Ctenopharyngodon
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Xenocyprididae
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Xenocyprididae
Cypriniformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Ctenopharyngodon
idella
(Valenciennes
, 1844)
Grass carp
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Russian Federation country information
Common names:
Grass carp
,
White amur
,
Амур белый
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
|
Ref:
Importance:
|
Ref:
Aquaculture:
commercial
|
Ref:
FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations:
|
Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the middle and lower reaches of the Amur, in the Sungari, Ussuri, and Lake Khanka as well as in the Don and Volga systems (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters however, it failed to establish populations in areas where it has been transplanted to (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 13397. EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 2002
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Carpa china
,
شبّوط الأعشاب، مبروك الأعشاب
,
草鱼
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes
(Carps) >
Xenocyprididae
(East Asian minnows)
Etymology:
Ctenopharyngodon:
Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx + greek, odous = teeth (Ref.
45335
)
;
idella:
Cteno
=comb;
pharynx
=throat;
odon
=tooth (in reference to its comblike pharyngeal teeth); and
idella
: presumably derived from the Greek idios, distinctive or peculiar (Ref.
79012
)
.
More on author:
Valenciennes
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref.
51243
); depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref.
6898
). Subtropical; 0°C - 35°C (Ref.
52059
); 50°N - 23°N, 100°E - 142°E (Ref.
48
)
Distribution
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