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Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)

Grass carp
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Bangladesh country information

Common names: Glass carp, Grass carp
Occurrence: not established
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Introduced for aquaculture, aquatic weed control and fisheries. Introduced from Hong Kong in 1969, Japan in 1970 and Nepal in 1979 (Ref. 51814). Also Ref. 1739, 13364.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carpa china, 草鱼, شبّوط الأعشاب، مبروك الأعشاب, ... more

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Ctenopharyngodon: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx + greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  idella: Cteno=comb; pharynx=throat; odon=tooth (in reference to its comblike pharyngeal teeth); and idella: presumably derived from the Greek idios, distinctive or peculiar (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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


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