Pseudolaubuca engraulis (Nichols, 1925)
photo by CAFS

Family:  Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Max. size:  22 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 18-22. Covered by middle sized scale. Green gray in the back, silver white in the side and stomach (Ref. 33303).
Biology:  Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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