Common names: Big head, Bighead carp, 大頭
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Wetland Park and Kau Sai Chau; Yuen Long Bypass Floodway; Kam Tin, Lam Tsuen, and Tung Chung River; Plover Cove, High Island, Tai Lam Chung, and Aberdeen Upper Reservoir. Introduced via aquaculture (Ref. 129032). Reared in fish ponds (Ref. 5258). Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
National Database: