Ctenopharyngodon idella was reported from 93 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 70 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 23 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Asia: China to eastern Siberia (Amur River system, Ref. 1441). Widely transported around the world (Ref. 7248). Persists only in Europe by stocking (Ref. 59043). Introductions often brought with it the parasitic tapeworm Bothriocephalus opsarichthydis (synonym of B. acheilognathi) (Ref. 12217). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Table 1: Present in 70 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG introduced 39701
Europe Albania ALB introduced 83428
South America Argentina ARG introduced 56821
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 683
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 1739
Asia Bhutan BTN introduced 9422
South America Brazil BRA introduced 79585
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 37297
Asia Cambodia KHM introduced 2686
Asia China CHN native 26561
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV introduced 13364
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 26920
North America Cuba CUB introduced 27158
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 26920
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 1739
Africa Ethiopia ETH introduced 27123
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 6366
Europe Finland FIN introduced 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
South America Guyana GUY introduced 26042
North America Honduras HND introduced 1739
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 48
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia India IND introduced 92228
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Iran IRN introduced 48
Asia Iraq IRQ introduced 48
Asia Israel ISR introduced 1739
North America Jamaica JAM introduced 26042
Asia Japan JPN introduced 559
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 683
Africa Kenya KEN introduced 52331
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 77001
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 52064
Europe Latvia LVA introduced 55893
Africa Mauritius MUS introduced 1739
North America Mexico MEX introduced 58351
Europe Moldova MDA introduced 683
Asia Mongolia MNG introduced 57778
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Asia Myanmar MMR introduced 48
Asia Nepal NPL introduced 85009
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Africa Nigeria NGA introduced 48
Asia Pakistan PAK introduced 52665
North America Panama PAN introduced 1739
South America Peru PER introduced 1739
Europe Poland POL introduced 92885
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 1739
Africa Réunion REU introduced 1739
Europe Romania ROU introduced 1739
Europe Russia RUS native 45022
Africa Rwanda RWA introduced 1739
Europe Serbia SRB introduced 1739
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Africa Sudan SDN introduced 1739
Europe Sweden SWE introduced 1739
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 4967
Asia Thailand THA introduced 1739
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 13686
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57271
Asia Turkmenistan TKM introduced 30700
Europe Ukraine UKR introduced 12305
Asia United Arab Em. ARE introduced 48
South America Uruguay URY introduced 48
North America USA USA introduced 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145
Asia Viet Nam VNM introduced 44416

Table 3: Absent from 23 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686
Asia Azerbaijan AZE not established 59341
Asia Bangladesh BGD not established 1739
South America Bolivia BOL not established 1739
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN not established 26920
North America Canada CAN not established 12204
South America Colombia COL not established 1739
North America Costa Rica CRI not established 1739
Asia Cyprus CYP not established 1739
Europe Denmark DNK not established 9945
Europe Germany DEU not established 1739
Europe Greece GRC not established 1739
Oceania Hawaii HWI not established 1972
Europe Italy ITA not established 27118
Asia Laos LAO not established 2686
Asia Malaysia MYS not established 1739
Africa Mozambique MOZ not established 13686
Europe Netherlands NLD not established 1992
Asia Philippines PHL not established 6096
Asia Singapore SGP not established 1739
Asia Sri Lanka LKA not established 6028
Asia Taiwan TWN not established 6300
Europe UK GBR not established 5204

Table 4: Reported from 93 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Afghanistan AFG introduced 39701
Europe Albania ALB introduced 83428
Africa Algeria DZA not established 13686
South America Argentina ARG introduced 56821
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Asia Azerbaijan AZE not established 59341
Asia Bangladesh BGD not established 1739
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 683
Europe Belgium BEL introduced 1739
Asia Bhutan BTN introduced 9422
South America Bolivia BOL not established 1739
South America Brazil BRA introduced 79585
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN not established 26920
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 37297
Asia Cambodia KHM introduced 2686
North America Canada CAN not established 12204
Asia China CHN native 26561
South America Colombia COL not established 1739
North America Costa Rica CRI not established 1739
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV introduced 13364
Europe Croatia HRV introduced 26920
North America Cuba CUB introduced 27158
Asia Cyprus CYP not established 1739
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 26920
Europe Denmark DNK not established 9945
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 1739
Africa Ethiopia ETH introduced 27123
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 6366
Europe Finland FIN introduced 6114
Europe France FRA introduced 40476
Europe Germany DEU not established 1739
Europe Greece GRC not established 1739
South America Guyana GUY introduced 26042
Oceania Hawaii HWI not established 1972
North America Honduras HND introduced 1739
Asia Hong Kong HKG introduced 48
Europe Hungary HUN introduced 1739
Asia India IND introduced 92228
Asia Indonesia IDN introduced 7050
Asia Iran IRN introduced 48
Asia Iraq IRQ introduced 48
Asia Israel ISR introduced 1739
Europe Italy ITA not established 27118
North America Jamaica JAM introduced 26042
Asia Japan JPN introduced 559
Asia Kazakhstan KAZ introduced 683
Africa Kenya KEN introduced 52331
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 77001
Asia Kyrgyzstan KGZ introduced 52064
Asia Laos LAO not established 2686
Europe Latvia LVA introduced 55893
Asia Malaysia MYS not established 1739
Africa Mauritius MUS introduced 1739
North America Mexico MEX introduced 58351
Europe Moldova MDA introduced 683
Asia Mongolia MNG introduced 57778
Africa Morocco MAR introduced 1739
Africa Mozambique MOZ not established 13686
Asia Myanmar MMR introduced 48
Asia Nepal NPL introduced 85009
Europe Netherlands NLD not established 1992
Oceania New Zealand NZL introduced 1739
Africa Nigeria NGA introduced 48
Asia Pakistan PAK introduced 52665
North America Panama PAN introduced 1739
South America Peru PER introduced 1739
Asia Philippines PHL not established 6096
Europe Poland POL introduced 92885
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 1739
Africa Réunion REU introduced 1739
Europe Romania ROU introduced 1739
Europe Russia RUS native 45022
Africa Rwanda RWA introduced 1739
Europe Serbia SRB introduced 1739
Asia Singapore SGP not established 1739
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 90058
Africa South Africa ZAF introduced 1739
Asia Sri Lanka LKA not established 6028
Africa Sudan SDN introduced 1739
Europe Sweden SWE introduced 1739
Asia Taiwan TWN not established 6300
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 4967
Asia Thailand THA introduced 1739
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 13686
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57271
Asia Turkmenistan TKM introduced 30700
Europe UK GBR not established 5204
Europe Ukraine UKR introduced 12305
Asia United Arab Em. ARE introduced 48
South America Uruguay URY introduced 48
North America USA USA introduced 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 11145
Asia Viet Nam VNM introduced 44416
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