Wuchang bream | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
Genus: | Megalobrama |
Species: | M. amblycephala |
Binomial name | |
Megalobrama amblycephala P. L. Yih, 1955 |
The Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala; Chinese: 武昌魚; pinyin: Wǔchāng yú) is a species of cyprinid fish native to bodies of water throughout the Yangtze basin, China, including Liangzi Lake. It is an important object of fish farming, and in 2012 its total production ranked 12th on the world list of most important fish species in aquaculture, with a total weight of 0.71 million tons and value of 1.16 billion US dollars.
References
- ^ Zhao, H. (2011). "Megalobrama amblycephala". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T166011A6167720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166011A6167720.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Megalobrama amblycephala". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- "Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2012 FAO statistics 2014
Taxon identifiers | |
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Megalobrama amblycephala |
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