Myxocyprinus
asiaticus
(Bleeker, 1865)
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Family:
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Catostomidae
(Suckers), subfamily: Myxocyprininae
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Order:
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Cypriniformes
(carps)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Chinese sucker |
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Max. size:
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60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12468) |
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Environment: |
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Climate: |
subtropical; 15 – 28°C |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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Asia: China (Yangtze River basin).
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Morphology:
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Body color in fries brown with 3 slanted dark bands on side of body; male adults red, female dark purple and a broad rouge-red vertical zone along lateral of body. Triangular and dorsal fin higher, extremely long and reaching as far as opposing to rear of anal fin; lips thick and with many small papilla; barbels absent; pharyngeal teeth 1 row and arranged like a comb (Ref. 45563).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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