Zacco sieboldii

Basic information
Scientific name	Zacco sieboldii	Click to magnify
Common names	Dark chub
Higher taxon	Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Central to western japan.
Habitat	Backwater of small stream, coast of lakes, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Kanto District
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 2010-12-06) 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)