Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Accidentally introduced with other Chinese carps fry (Ref. 13364). Escaped to the Syr-Darya river via outlet channels. Also introduced to Amu-Darya river basin. Now it has self-reproducing population in both rivers (Ref. 37487). Successfully raised in fish farms, but also stocked in lakes and reservoirs. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html |