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Eponymy: Dr Pieter Bleeker (1819–1878) was an ichthyologist and army surgeon commissioned (1841) by the Dutch East India Company. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33800); common length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Small cross-shaped spots scattered on sides of body and gill cover; maxilla bit longer than lower jaw; maxillae extending backwards beneath rear edge of eyes; pyloric caecum 65-120.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits fast flowing streams with sandy and gravel substratum. Carnivorous; feeds on fishes, insects.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhang, W., 1998. China's biodiversity: a country study. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing. 476 p. (Ref. 33508)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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