Aristichthys nobilis

Basic information
Scientific name	Aristichthys nobilis	(No picture)
Major synonym	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Common names	Striped bighead
Higher taxon	Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	S continental China, Laos, Viet Nam.
Habitat	Lake or pond, stream.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Established in Kasumigaura and Kitaura Lakes and Tonegawa and Edogawa river systems. Also introduced to Yodogawa RIver, without establishment.
Origin	China
Date	1878. In 1943 and 1945, introduced to Tonegawa River.
Route	Accidental introduction (with fishery products).
Impact	Unknown impact.
Regulation in Japan	Capture of this species is regulated by several local governments.
Introduced range in other countries	Israel, Europe, Middle East, Russia, C Asia, SE Asia, USA, Mexico, Argentine, etc.

Reference	Notes
Biodiversity occurrence data accessed through GBIF Data Portal, 2010-06-11, http://data.gbif.org/ Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/ Invasive Species web service database (Species Status) accessed through GISIN Portal, 2010-06-11, http://www.gisin.org/ Matsuzawa & Senou (2008) Alien Fishes of Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo etc.