Wuchang bream: characteristics, feeding and breeding

The Wuchang bream is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Yangtze basin in China (including Liangtze Lake). It is also found in Newshan and Yuli lakes.

It is a very important component of fish farming and in terms of total production in 2012 it was ranked 12th in the world list of most important fish species for aquaculture.

In 2012, the total production was approximately 0.71 million tons and amounted to US$1.16 billion.

But Wuchang bream populations have declined due to overfishing and reduced reproductive success due to dams.

But the species is currently categorized as Least Concern because it is widespread and the population decline is not in line with the threatened category. Learn more about this type of fish below.

Characteristics of Wuchang sea bream

Wuchang bream usually has 3 dorsal spines and 7 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines and 25-27 anal soft rays.

They are usually black and gray on the back and silvery white on the belly. There are several vertical black stripes on the side.

And all the fins are greenish gray in color. Photos and information from Fishbase, IUCN Red List and Wikipedia.

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There are commercial feeds for catching Wuchang bream.

reproduction

Wuchang bream is a lacustrine species and is mainly found in lakes and rivers with silt on the bottom with macrophytes in the middle and lower water levels. They migrate to rivers to spawn.

Advantages

Wuchang breams are mainly used for food.

Special Notes

Wuchang bream is a very important fishery species that is cultivated in commercial aquaculture. However, check out the full Wuchang Bream breed profile in the table below.

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