Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097226 |
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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) |
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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) View in CoL View at ENA
[I] — Grass carp
Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus idella Valenciennes, 1844: 362 View in CoL ( China; no types known).— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: Berg (1949: 597).—Illustration: Berg (1949: 598, fig. 353).
Status in Afghanistan. First record from Afghanistan by Moravec and Amin (1978); confirmed by Coad (1981: 10; 2014: 318).—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kabul River.—General distribution: East Asia: China and Russia; widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species conducts its spawning and overwintering in middle and lower stretches of large floodplain rivers (below 1,000 m altitude), within lakes, reservoirs, and backwaters during feeding season, preferring warm, clear water and high oxygen concentration. It is tolerant of a wide range of environmental variables. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Commercially important.
Reasons of introduction. Biocontrol: to prevent eutrophication, aquatic plants, and pest control.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Leuciscus idella
Valenciennes 1844: 362 |