Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)

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Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) –

Non-native

Leuciscus piceus Richardson [J.] 1846: 298; Type locality: Canton, China. No types known.

Leuciscus aethiops Basilewsky [S.] 1855: 233; Type locality: Near Tien-tsin at and Beijing [Peking], China. Syntypes:?BMNH 1873.7.30.92–93 (2), ZIN 5900 (1).

Barbus tonkinensis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1884: 211; Type locality: Surroundings of Hanoi, northern Vietnam. Holotype: MNHN.

Myloleuciscus atripinnis Garman [S.] 1912: 116; Type locality: Shasi, Hupeh, China [erroneus: 100 mi below Ichang [Hubei, Yuchang , 30°43'N, 111°17'N ]]. Holotype (unique): MCZ 29817 .

Leucisculus fuscus Oshima [M.] 1920: 129; Type locality: Taiwan. Holotype (unique): ANSP 49950 (missing).

Common name: Pr: Kapore siyah, En: Black carp.

Diagnosis: Similar to Ctenopharyngodon idella , but anatomy of the pharyngeal teeth with formula typically 1.4–4.1 and dark colour is the main distinguishing characteristic.

Meristic characters: D: III 7–9, A: III 7–10, P: 16–17, V: 8, GR: 14–23, LL: 40–42, TV: 36–41.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 178). Introduced to Caspian Sea basin. Only reported from Anzali Wetland.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Mylopharyngodon .

Conservation: IUCN: Data Deficient (Native population, Huckstorf 2012b), PC: Non-native, Not Applicable.