The Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala; Chinese: 武昌魚; pinyin: Wǔchāng yú) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.

This species is found in bodies of water throughout the Yangtze basin, China, including Liangzi Lake.

[1][2] It is an important object of fish farming, and in 2012 its total production ranked 12th on the world list of most important fish species in aquaculture, with a total weight of 0.71 million tons and value of 1.16 billion US dollars.

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