Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Rainboth, W.J., 1996 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Roberts, T.R., 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Widely distributed in southern China (Ref. 33488) where it is extensively cultured in ponds and widely transported from their native ranges to other regions in the country (Ref. 55380). Recorded from the Red River, Nanpangjiang basin (Ref. 27732) and the Mekong River (=Lan cang jiang) in Yunnan (Ref. 38630). Known from Guangxi: Nanning, Guilin, Guiping, Baise. Longzhou. Guangdong: Yangshan, Lianzhou. Yunnan: Hekou, Menglun. Fujian: Nanping. Hainan: Ledong, Nanfeng, Qionghai (Ref. 45621). Also Ref. 9671, 26563, 26920, 35840, 43281. |
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States/Provinces | Fujian (native), Guangdong (native), Guangxi (native), Hainan (native), Yunnan (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html |