Cirrhinus molitorella

Mud carp
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Cirrhinus
Species:	C. molitorella
Binomial name
	Cirrhinus molitorella; (Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
	Leuciscus molitorella Valenciennes, 1844; Labeo molitorella (Valenciennes, 1844); Leuciscus chevanella Valenciennes, 1844; Cirrhinus chinensis Günther, 1868; Labeo garnieri Sauvage, 1884; Cirrhinus melanostigma Fowler & Bean, 1922; Labeo melanostigma (Fowler & Bean, 1922); Labeo collaris Nichols & Pope, 1927; Labeo pingi Wu, 1931; Osteochilus prosemion Fowler, 1934; Cirrhinus prosemion (Fowler, 1934); Osteochilus spilopleura Fowler, 1935; Cirrhinus spilopleura (Fowler, 1935); Labeo stigmapleura Fowler, 1937;

Cirrhinus molitorella (mud carp or dace) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus found mainly in southern China and Vietnam.

History[]

The mud carp is a native Asian freshwater fish with a broad distribution from the Mekong River to the Pearl River deltas, inhabiting lakes, rivers and reservoirs.^{[citation needed]}

Mud carp cultivation was introduced to China during Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) as a substitute for Common carp as the common carp was forbidden to fish due to a ban.^[2]

Habitat[]

The mud carp is found in the mud and Mekong River and Pearl River delta, as well as bodies of freshwater along these two rivers.^{[citation needed]}

The fish has been introduced to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.^[2]

Within China the fish is raised on fish farms.^{[citation needed]}

Dispersion[]

Mekong River, Chao Phraya River, Mae Klong River and Tapee River Basin in the south of Thailand.^{[citation needed]}

Diet[]

Mud carp is an omnivore and mainly consumes water plants or insects. Farm raised carp are fed pellets.^{[citation needed]}

Culinary Use[]

Due to low cost of production, the fish is mainly consumed by the poor and locally consumed; it is mostly sold live and eaten fresh, but can be dried and salted.^[2] Increase of hunting has threatened the number of mud carp.^[1]

The fish is sometimes canned (typically as fried dace with salted black beans) or processed as fish cakes, fish balls ^[3] or dumplings. They can be found for retail sale within China and throughout the Chinese diaspora.^[2] Canned dace from China has periodically been found to carry traces of malachite green, a carcinogenic antimicrobial banned for use in food.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nguyen, T.H.T.; Van, N.S.; Thinh, D.V. (2011). "Cirrhinus molitorella". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2011: e.T166016A6168828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166016A6168828.en.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Z., Xinping (7 April 2006). "Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Cirrhinus molitorella". FAO Fisheries Division [online]. Rome: FAO Fisheries Division. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^ "Carp Family". Clovegarden.
^ "Detention Without Physical Examination of Aquacultured, Shrimp, Dace, and Eel from China-Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe Food Additives". United States FDA. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
^ "CFS finds traces of malachite green in two tinned fried dace samples" (Press release). Hong Kong. Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
^ "CFS finds traces of malachite green in canned fried dace sample" (Press release). Hong Kong. Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cirrhinus molitorella" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

External links[]

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Cirrhinus molitorella

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[IUCN-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nguyen, T.H.T.; Van, N.S.; Thinh, D.V. (2011). "Cirrhinus molitorella". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2011: e.T166016A6168828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166016A6168828.en.

[fao-species-information-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Z., Xinping (7 April 2006). "Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Cirrhinus molitorella". FAO Fisheries Division [online]. Rome: FAO Fisheries Division. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[3] "Carp Family". Clovegarden.

[FDA-IA16-131-4] "Detention Without Physical Examination of Aquacultured, Shrimp, Dace, and Eel from China-Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe Food Additives". United States FDA. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

[2015-malachite-5] "CFS finds traces of malachite green in two tinned fried dace samples" (Press release). Hong Kong. Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

[2019-malachite-6] "CFS finds traces of malachite green in canned fried dace sample" (Press release). Hong Kong. Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-11.

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