Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 )
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 ) |
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845) View in CoL [I]—Asian carp, big head carp
Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus nobilis Richardson, 1845: 140 View in CoL , pl. 63, fig. 3 (Canton, China; holotype: BMNH 1968.3.11.4].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Richardson (1845: pl. 63, fig. 3) as Leuciscus nobilis View in CoL .
Status in Iraq. Introduced by the government of Iraq in 1968 ( Jawad 2003).—Iraq materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Introduce somewehere in Tigris and Euphrates rivers drainages.— General distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin ( China); widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in both fast-running and standing streams in mainly shallow but also deep areas. It is an omnivore and is thought to have a moderate tolerance for habitat degradation. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Commercially important.
Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 )
| Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald 2023 |
Leuciscus nobilis
| Richardson 1845: 140 |
Leuciscus nobilis
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