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Hemibarbus longirostris

Basic information
Scientific name Hemibarbus longirostris (No picture)
Common names Zunaga-nigoi
Higher taxon Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range Korean Peninsula, continental China, and Japan (central to western Japan)
Habitat Middle to lower part of rivers. This species tend to occur in upper river than H. barbus.
Invasion information
Range in Japan Nother side of Chugoku District and Shizuoka Pref (Abekawa and Warashinagawa Rivers). Range in Japan
Origin Unknown.
Date Unknown.
Route Unknown.
Impact Unknown impact.
Regulation in Japan No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries None.
Reference Notes
  • Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2010-12-06) http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm
  • Kawanabe et al. (eds) (2002) Freshwater Fishes of Japan, 3rd ed.. Yama-kei Publishers, Tokyo (in Jpn)
  • Matsuzawa & Senou (2008) Alien fishes of Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)