Fish swimming ability serves as a robust proxy for physiological assessment and species conservation. Numerous rivers with a large spatial span and diverse fish species in China complicate the efforts to understand swimming ability and challenge the protection of fish populations. One hundred and sixty‐four relevant studies over the past 15 years, involving 30 families and 126 distinct test sites, were identified to provide a...

China has a long history of aquaculture, and it contributes the largest aquaculture production worldwide. Aside from expanding aquaculture area and maximizing unit yield, introducing new potential species is greatly encouraged. Icefish ( S alangidae) from T aihu L ake have been introduced into other lakes and reservoirs throughout the country since 1979. Neosalanx tangkahkeii was introduced into the southern part of C hina, an...