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[citation needed] In China's Guangdong province and Guangxi autonomous region, mud carp makes up about 30% of the freshwater fish population. [5] The fish has been introduced to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. [2] Within China the fish is raised on fish farms. [citation needed]
The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. [3] While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, [4] [5] [6] [3] [7] work by Pouyaud et al. (2003) [8] differentiates these varieties into multiple species.
Research is currently being conducted to increase hatchery fish survivability. [citation needed] Aquaculture has successfully been established in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. [6] [8] As of 2023, T. blochii was the second-most maricultured fish in China. [8]
The toli shad or Chinese herring (Tenualosa toli) is a fish of the family Clupeidae, a species of shad distributed in the western Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal to the Java Sea and the South China Sea. It may be found in Mauritius [2] and the Cambodian Mekong near the Vietnam border. [3]
The freshwater and marine Fish which are native—indigenous to China and its adjacent oceans and seas.; When the distribution range in China is known please also use Category: Fish of East Asia (most provinces) and Category: Fish of Central Asia (westernmost provinces).
Ilisha elongata. The elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata), also known as the Chinese herring (simplified Chinese: 勒鱼; traditional Chinese: 勒魚; pinyin: lèyú, or simply 鳓; 鰳; lè) or slender shad (although not a true herring or shad), is a species of longfin herring native to the coastal waters and estuaries of North Indian Ocean and Northwest Pacific.
The species is listed as endangered on the China Species Red List due to overfishing and habitat loss, which has led to suspension of its commercial fishery four times since 1989. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Named in honor of geographer and explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky (also spelled Przewalski and Prjevalsky, 1839–1888), who collected the type species ...
Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the Guinness World Record for the world's largest freshwater fish. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Attaining a length of up to 3 m (9.8 ft), the Mekong giant catfish grows extremely quickly, reaching a mass of 150 to 200 kg (330 to 440 lb) in only six ...