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 elongate and moderately compressed body. Head is short and rounded snout. Upper jaw is slightly longer than the lower. Barbells are absent. Caudal fins is forked and lateral line is curved. Scales on the body are of moderate size. The color of the body is silvery and fins are slightly blackish.