| Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| 22 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Asia: China. |
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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). |
| Utilized for food (Ref. 89718). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Guangdong Province (Ref. 33299). Also from Jiulong Jiang, Zhujiang (=Pearl River) (Ref. 33784). Type locality, Huping, Tungting Lake, Hunan Province (Ref. 33021). Known as "hsien-tsan" at Tungting Lake (Ref. 35840).
Known from Sichuang Province:( Duojiang, Hechuan, Luzhou); Beipei of Chongqing; Hunan Province:Dongting Lake; and Yichang of Hubei Province; Hukou of Jiangxi Province(Ref.33784) |
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