Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Reported from Wetland Park and Kau Sai Chau; Yuen Long Bypass Floodway; Kam Tin, Lam Tsuen, and Tung Chung River; Plover Cove, High Island, Tai Lam Chung, and Aberdeen Upper Reservoir. Introduced via aquaculture (Ref. 129032). Reared in fish ponds (Ref. 5258). Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html |