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Wuchang bream

Megalobrama amblycephala Yih, 1955

Status not recordedbony fish

The wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the wuchang bream

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the wuchang bream live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the wuchang bream as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Mexicoinvasive
  2. Albania

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the wuchang bream endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wuchang bream classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusMegalobrama
  7. SpeciesMegalobrama amblycephala Yih, 1955

Synonyms Megalobrama amblvcephala

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • cejnovec čínskýCzech
  • ダントウボウJapanese
  • Тупоголовый чёрный лещRussian
  • 團頭魴Chinese
  • 武昌魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wuchang bream

Other species in the same genus Megalobrama.

Black bream

Megalobrama mantschuricus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWuchang bream vs Black breamWuchang bream vs Megalobrama terminalisWuchang bream vs Megalobrama elongataWuchang bream vs Thickjaw black bream

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the wuchang bream an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the wuchang bream as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the wuchang bream?

The wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wuchang-bream

MLA

“Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wuchang-bream.

BibTeX
@misc{wuchang_bream_2026,
  title = {Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wuchang-bream},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}