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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Cyprinus: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)

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Body blackish gray on back, silvery white on abdomen, yellow and green luster on sides; dorsal fin grayish dark, caudal fins light yellow and lower lobe of caudal fin red. Barbels absent or with a pair of papilla at corners of mouth; outer edge of dorsal fin markedly concave.

Lives in upper and middle layers of water bodies and dwells mainly in the deep parts of lakes (Ref. 45563). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 33508) and algae (Ref. 45563). Spawning period is from April to September, peak in May and June (Ref. 45563).

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Luo, Y. and P. Yue, 2000. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. p. 391-433. In P. Yue et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45623)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 02 November 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00548 - 0.02519), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±0.30 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).

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