| Country or region name |
Philippines |
| Organism group |
other animals |
| Order name |
Cypriniformes |
| Family name |
Cyprinidae |
| Species name |
Carassius spp. |
| English common name |
Crucian carp |
| Substantially same species (synonym) |
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| Year of invasion or detection |
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| Native region |
Asia |
| Situation of establishment |
Category 8: Introduced time is not clear, but not distributed all
over the country. |
| Taxonomic description |
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| Expansion of distribution area |
| Occurs in shallow ponds, lakes rich in vegetation and slow moving
rivers. |
| Environmental impact |
| Source of food fish from local fishery but has a low consumers acceptability.
A competitor of native fishes in fresh water. |
| Economic damage |
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| Reproduction |
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| Growth |
| Feeds on plants, insect larvae and plankton. |
| Countermeasure |
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| Writer's name and affiliation |
| M. Horita, NIAES K. Ito, NIAES |
