Author: Ummatova, Muxayyo Egamberdiyevna; To‘xsanov, Shaxboz A’lam o’g’li

Annotation: The white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is a species of the cyprinid family. The white amur was brought from China in 1960-1961, introduced to the conditions of pond fisheries in Uzbekistan and acclimatized in the Amu Darya basin. It is a large, fast-growing fish. Its body is torpedo-shaped and elongated, covered with large scales. The white amur feeds on higher aquatic plants. In our conditions, the white amur reaches sexual maturity mainly at the age of 4-5 years.

Keywords: cyprinids, white amur, introduction, intensive, semi-intensive, higher plants, zooplankton.

Pages in journal: 254 - 258