Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 10°C - 22°C (Ref. 12468)
Asia: northern China to northern Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126870); common length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 387.80 g (Ref. 96543)
Adults are common in streams and rivers with rapid water flow, but not deep or stagnant waters. Feed on zooplankton, small crustaceans, macroscopic algae, small fish and detritus.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981. Hong Kong freshwater fishes. Urban Council, Wishing Printing Company, Hong Kong, 75 p. (Ref. 5258)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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