Diagnostic Description
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Black gray in the back, silver white in the stomach. Several vertical black strips in the side. Green gray colored in all fins (Ref. 33303).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 25 - 27
Biology
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Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
Importance
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fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial
分布
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原分布於中國，而後台灣引進養殖之魚種。目前南部水庫、溝渠、水塘尚有少數自養殖池逃逸之族群。
利用
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早期由中國引進養殖之魚種，在中國為經濟價值高之魚種，臺灣現較少養殖，目前南部水庫、溝渠、水塘尚有少數自養殖池逃逸之族群。肉質細嫩，富含脂肪，味尚鮮美。
描述
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體高而側扁，外觀輪廓似菱形，頭後背部顯著隆起。腹面自腹鰭至肛門具一肉稜。頭短小，尖突。口小，前位，斜裂。咽頭齒3列，齒式5.4.2-2.4.5。鰓耙數13-17。體被中大型圓鱗。側線完全，沿體側稍下彎而呈淺弧狀直走，側線鱗數50-58。背鰭硬棘
III，分枝軟條 7；臀鰭
3(不分枝軟條)+27-32(分枝軟條)。體呈銀灰色，背側灰黑色，腹側灰白色。體側鱗片邊緣灰黑色而形成數條縱紋。
棲地
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棲息於中下層水草繁生的靜止水域，江河或湖泊都能生長繁殖。草食性，主要以水生植物為食。
Wuchang bream
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The Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala; Chinese: 武昌魚; pinyin: Wǔchāng yú) is a species of cyprinid fish native to bodies of water throughout the Yangtze basin, China, including Liangzi Lake.[1][2] It is an important object of fish farming, and in 2012 its total production ranked 12th on the world list of most important fish species in aquaculture, with a total weight of 0.71 million tons and value of 1.16 billion US dollars.[3]
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Wuchang bream: Brief Summary
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The Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala; Chinese: 武昌魚; pinyin: Wǔchāng yú) is a species of cyprinid fish native to bodies of water throughout the Yangtze basin, China, including Liangzi Lake. It is an important object of fish farming, and in 2012 its total production ranked 12th on the world list of most important fish species in aquaculture, with a total weight of 0.71 million tons and value of 1.16 billion US dollars.
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