Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 459

Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) [I]—Black carp; Karpyon shahor

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus piceus Richardson, 1846: 298 [Canton, China; no types known]. — Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Eagderi et al. (2017: 51, Fig. 2).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Levanter (1984).—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Lake Kinneret.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Kinneret Basin.— General distribution: East Asia: China, Russia; introduced widely elsewhere.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: In its natural distribution range, it inhabits large lowland river and lakes, preferably with clear water and high oxygen concentration. The main habitats are the slow-flow ducts near the accumulations of molluscs. On mollusc fields, it stays all summer and only in winter leaves to the river mainstream. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

Remarks. This species is non-native. It does not reproduce in nature but reproduces in local hatcheries.