Geographical Distribution
It is native of south, central and northern China and Russia, transplanted in Europe, south Asia, south east Asia and Africa.
Morphological Characters
This fish has elongated and moderately compressed body, broad head with short and rounded snout. The upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower. The barbels are absent. Scales on the body are of moderate size. The fish is gray above and silvery to golden below. The fins are of dark colour.