156. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

Common name. Silver carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus molitrix Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1844: 360 [China; no types known] .

Revisions. Berg (1949: 846).

Illustrations. Berg (1949: 847, fig. 579).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin and Ecoregions: Widespread in many parts of Iran.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Phytophag, Kapore noghreyi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).