Hypophthalmichthys molitrix ';
General information
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)
 
 
Common nameSilver carp, Belli-gende
Synonyms
Leuciscus molitrix Valenciennes, 1844
Leuciscus hypophthalmus Richardson, 1845
Cephalus mantschuricus Basilewsky, 1855
Onychodon mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855)
Abramocephalus microlepis Steindachner, 1869
Hypophthalmichthys dabri Bleeker, 1878
Hypophthalmichthys dybowskii Herzenstein, 1888
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Near Threatened (NT)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Lebanon; Hong Kong; Laos; Cambodia; Bhutan; Nepal; Mongolia; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; New Zealand; South Africa; Madagascar; Algeria; Morocco; Mozambique; UK; Germany; France; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Sweden; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Peru; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Fiji; Albania; Austria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Moldova; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Switzerland; Ethiopia; Malawi; Mauritius; Rwanda
Occurrence Introduced: India, Japan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Myanmar, Lebanon, Cambodia, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Romania, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Fiji, Albania, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Rwanda
Native: China, Hong Kong, Russia
Not established: Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Laos, Madagascar, Mozambique, UK, Bulgaria, Austria, Estonia, Switzerland, Malawi
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
20m+12sm+6st+8t+2T
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Manna GK, Khuda Bukhsh AR (1977). Karyomorphology of Cyprinid fishes and Cytological Evaluation of the family. Nuclues, 20: 119-127.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image