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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

Silver carp
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Turkmenistan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Sal'nikov, V.B., 1998
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref: Sal'nikov, V.B., 1998
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Fry were released into the Karametniyaz pond farm and from here to the Kara Kum channel.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sal'nikov, V.B., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carpe argentée, Carpa plateada, 鲢, ... more

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);  molitrix: molitrix, approximately grinder (referring to the pharyngeal grinding apparatus) (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

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