Wuchang bream
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]
| Wuchang bream | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
References
- Zhao, H. (2011). "Megalobrama amblycephala". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T166011A6167720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166011A6167720.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Megalobrama amblycephala" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- World aquaculture production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc., by principal species in 2012 FAO statistics 2014
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