| Family: |
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| Max. size: |
55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,100.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Basin of the Amur, from Blagoveshchensk to the very mouths. Sungari, Ussuri, Lake Khanka, Liao. China south to Shanghai and Ningpo. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Feeds on higher aquatic plants. Its flesh is tasty but very bony. One of the most important commercial fishes of China (Ref. 1441). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 April 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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