Hypophthalmichthys nobilis was reported from 68 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 45 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 23 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Asia: China. Introduced to numerous countries and has achieved a near global distribution. However, its breeding requirements are very specialized and stocks are maintained by artificial reproduction or continuous importation. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction (Ref. 1739). Often confused with Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Ref. 59043).
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Table 1: Present in 45 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG introduced 74657
Europe Albania ALB introduced 13686
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 59042
Asia Bhutan BTN introduced 9422
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN introduced 26920
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 1739
Asia Cambodia KHM introduced 26920
Asia China CHN native 45864
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 26920
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 26920
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 36252
Europe Estonia EST introduced 52079
Europe Greece GRC introduced 13686
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 5258
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia India IND introduced 92228
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Iran IRN introduced 26920
Asia Iraq IRQ introduced 13686
Asia Israel ISR introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Japan JPN introduced 1739
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 77001
Asia Laos LAO introduced 43281
Europe Latvia LVA introduced 55893
North America Mexico MEX introduced 26550
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 39523
Asia Myanmar MMR introduced 26920
Asia Nepal NPL introduced 9496
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Asia Pakistan PAK introduced 51161
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 6096
Europe Poland POL introduced 92885
Europe Romania ROU introduced 1739
Europe Russia RUS introduced 26334
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
Europe Sweden SWE introduced 30402
Asia Thailand THA introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 74657
Asia Turkmenistan TKM introduced 30700
Europe Ukraine UKR introduced 12310
North America USA USA introduced 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 13364
Asia Viet Nam VNM introduced 44416

Table 3: Absent from 23 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686
Europe Austria AUT not established 1739
South America Bolivia BOL not established 13686
South America Brazil BRA not established 1739
South America Colombia COL not established 1739
North America Costa Rica CRI not established 1739
North America Cuba CUB not established 1739
North America Dominican Rp DOM not established 1739
Africa Egypt EGY not established 1739
Oceania Fiji FJI not established 12743
Europe France FRA not established 1739
Europe Germany DEU not established 1739
Asia Jordan JOR not established 13609
Asia Malaysia MYS not established 1739
Africa Mozambique MOZ not established 13686
North America Panama PAN not established 1739
South America Peru PER not established 1739
Europe Serbia SRB not established 1739
Asia Singapore SGP not established 6299
Asia Sri Lanka LKA not established 6028
Europe Switzerland CHE not established 13686
Asia Taiwan TWN not established 6300
Europe UK GBR not established

Table 4: Reported from 68 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG introduced 74657
Europe Albania ALB introduced 13686
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Europe Austria AUT not established 1739
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 59042
Asia Bhutan BTN introduced 9422
South America Bolivia BOL not established 13686
South America Brazil BRA not established 1739
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN introduced 26920
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 1739
Asia Cambodia KHM introduced 26920
Asia China CHN native 45864
South America Colombia COL not established 1739
North America Costa Rica CRI not established 1739
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 26920
North America Cuba CUB not established 1739
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 26920
Europe Denmark DNK introduced 36252
North America Dominican Rp DOM not established 1739
Africa Egypt EGY not established 1739
Europe Estonia EST introduced 52079
Oceania Fiji FJI not established 12743
Europe France FRA not established 1739
Europe Germany DEU not established 1739
Europe Greece GRC introduced 13686
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 5258
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia India IND introduced 92228
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Iran IRN introduced 26920
Asia Iraq IRQ introduced 13686
Asia Israel ISR introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Japan JPN introduced 1739
Asia Jordan JOR not established 13609
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 77001
Asia Laos LAO introduced 43281
Europe Latvia LVA introduced 55893
Asia Malaysia MYS not established 1739
North America Mexico MEX introduced 26550
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 39523
Africa Mozambique MOZ not established 13686
Asia Myanmar MMR introduced 26920
Asia Nepal NPL introduced 9496
Europe Netherlands NLD introduced 1739
Asia Pakistan PAK introduced 51161
North America Panama PAN not established 1739
South America Peru PER not established 1739
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 6096
Europe Poland POL introduced 92885
Europe Romania ROU introduced 1739
Europe Russia RUS introduced 26334
Europe Serbia SRB not established 1739
Asia Singapore SGP not established 6299
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
Asia Sri Lanka LKA not established 6028
Europe Sweden SWE introduced 30402
Europe Switzerland CHE not established 13686
Asia Taiwan TWN not established 6300
Asia Thailand THA introduced 1739
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 74657
Asia Turkmenistan TKM introduced 30700
Europe UK GBR not established
Europe Ukraine UKR introduced 12310
North America USA USA introduced 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 13364
Asia Viet Nam VNM introduced 44416
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