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Detailed information on species List of the AqGR

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)

Taxonomic information

Common name
Grass carp(=White amur)
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Scientific name
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)

Species information

Environment
freshwater
Species information
fishbase.mnhn.fr

Usage information

Use
recreational angling aquaculture inland fisheries
FAO Aquaculture Fact Sheet
www.fao.org