| Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| 55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,100.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous |
| Asia: Basin of the Amur, from Blagoveshchensk to the very mouths. Sungari, Ussuri, Lake Khanka, Liao. China south to Shanghai and Ningpo. |
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| Feeds on higher aquatic plants. Its flesh is tasty but very bony. One of the most important commercial fishes of China (Ref. 1441). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 April 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Recorded from Zhujiang (=Pearl River), Qiantangjiang, Changjiang, Huai River, Yellow River, Yalujiang (Ref. 33784), all drainages of Guangdong Province (Ref. 33303) and Tungting Lake where it is known as "yu-pien-tzu" (Ref. 35840). A popular cultured fish, introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture and extensive stocking in all kinds of inland waters) (Ref. 55380). Also Ref. 5258, 41093, 89110. |
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