| Family: |
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| Max. size: |
48 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia: China (Ref. 33348) and Viet Nam (Ref. 44416). |
| Diagnosis: |
Body color dark gray on back, silvery white on lateral and belly; grayish yellow on dorsal fin, red on other fins and lower lobe of caudal fin (Ref. 45563). |
| Biology: |
Live in rivers and lakes. The fish, under 300 mm long, generally live in upper and middle layers of water and those larger generally live in middle and lower layers of water. They have the habit of semi-migration between rivers and lakes (Ref. 45563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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