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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Pseudohemiculter: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemis = the half + Latin, culter = knife (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong and Nam Ma basins in Laos; central and northern Viet Nam and southern China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111347); common length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 153.70 g (Ref. 111347)
Belly with keel between anal and pelvic origin; 15-17 branched anal rays; last simple dorsal ray ossified (Ref. 43281).
Maximum length reaches up to at least 21.5 cm SL (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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