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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

Bighead carp
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Fiji country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: not established
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Lewis, A.D. and C.K. Pring, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Introduced for research as a pituitary donor for grass carp (Ref. 6366) and for pond culture and the control of vegetation (Ref. 13364). Aquaculture status (Ref. 12743). Established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction but not in the wild (Ref. 1739, 12743). Also Ref. 85272.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lewis, A.D. and C.K. Pring, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hypophthalmichthys: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  nobilis: nobilis, meaning noble (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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