Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Pseudaspininae
Etymology: Rhynchocypris: Name from Greek 'rhingcho-' meaning rostral and 'cypris' or 'Kýpris' for the goddess Aphrodite (Peyman and Jalal, 2011)..
More on author: Dybowski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Temperate; 16°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)
Asia: Lena and Amur in the north to the Yangtze in the south.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.5, range 6 - 7 cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); 13.5 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 24.60 g (Ref. 124723)
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 1441).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bogutskaya, N.G., A.M. Naseka, S.V. Shedko, E.D. Vasil'eva and I.A. Chereshnev, 2008. The fishes of the Amur River: updated check-list and zoogeography. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(4):301-366. (Ref. 82587)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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