Opsariichthys uncirostris

Basic information
Scientific name	Opsariichthys uncirostris	Click to magnify
Common names	Three-lips
Higher taxon	Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Japan (Biwako-Yodogawa River System in Kinki District and Mikatako Lake in Fukui Pref.), Korean Peninsula, Amur River System, southern continental China, Hainan Is.
Habitat	Large ponds and lakes including dam. Rivers connected with lakes.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto, Chugoku and Kyushu District, and the Nobi Plain.
Origin	Biwako Lake, Japan
Date	Unknown. Introduction to Uzbekistan was in 1961.
Route	Accidental: Hitchhiking on seed release of ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis).
Impact	Potentially: Predation on native fishes. Native organism(s) affected: Native fishes.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Tashkent, Uzbekistan (from Yangtze River, China)

Reference

Notes

Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2010-12-06) http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm
Ihara et al. (2011) The spawning habitat of the domestic alien fish Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris in a river flowing into a dam. Bull Biogeogr Soc Japan. 66, 41-48 (in Jpn with English abst)
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)
Yanai et al. (2008) The introduction process in alien fishes found from Lake Kasumigaura and Kitaura. Bull Ibaraki Pref Freshwater Fishery Exper St. 41, 47-54 (in Jpn)