Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid, 2023, Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5305 (1), pp. 1-69 : 31-32

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097230

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA1A3C-FFB4-FF94-38E2-19798AF165E4

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)
status

 

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) View in CoL View at ENA

[I]—Silver carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus molitrix Valenciennes View in CoL in Cuvier&Valenciennes1844:360 (China;no types known).—Afghanistan synonyms:None.—Revisions: Berg(1949:846).—Illustration: Berg(1949:847,fig.579).

Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Moravec and Amin (1978); confirmed by Coad (1981: 11; 2014: 318).— Afghanistan materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River drainage.—General distribution: Asia: East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China and Russia; widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species migrates upstream for spawning. In its natural range, eggs and larva float downstream to floodplain zones. An active species well known for its habit of leaping clear of the water when disturbed. Swims just beneath the water’s surface. Very sensitive to low temperatures (below 5°C) and oxygen deficits. It feeds on phytoplankton and zooplankton. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

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

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Hypophthalmichthys

Loc

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023
2023
Loc

Leuciscus molitrix

Valenciennes 1844
1844
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