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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Acrossocheilinae
Etymology: Onychostoma: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m. Subtropical; 25°N - 23°N

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Asia: Taiwan (Ref. 6376) and China (Ref. 57879).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6898); common length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6898)

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Head short and top of head convex; snout short and conical; eyes small and interorbital space wide. Dorsal fin without spine, origin of it nearer to tip of snout and opposite ahead of origin of ventral fin; base of anal fin short and its outer margin truncated.

Inhabits rapid flowing streams.

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Shao, K.-T. and P.L. Lim, 1991. Fishes of freshwater and estuary. Encyclopedia of field guide in Taiwan. Recreation Press, Co., Ltd., Taipei. vol. 31. 240 p. (in Chinese). (Ref. 6898)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Endangered (EN) (A1acde); Date assessed: 01 August 1996

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Onychostoma alticorpus (Oshima, 1920)