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Wuchang bream

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  • ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Megalobrama amblycephala"inFishBase. November 2014 version.
  • ^ World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2012 FAO statistics 2014

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