Squalidus biwae

Basic information
Scientific name	Squalidus biwae	(No picture)
Major synonym	S. chankaensis biwae
Common names	Sugomoroko
Higher taxon	Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Biwako Lake, Japan
Habitat	Lakes and lower rivers.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	The Kanto Plain, Shizuoka Pref., and Kochi Pref.
Origin	Biwako Lake, Japan
Date	Unknown.
Route	Accidental: Hitchhiking on seed release of ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis).
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 2010-12-07) 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)