Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced in 1923. Preys on native species (Ref. 6094). Occurs in central and southern Japan (Ref. 559). Also recorded from Lake Biwa (Ref. 78994). Imported from Korea as a sport species; important game fish (Mark Donachy, pers. comm., 2001). Also Ref. 4699 and 53301. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html |