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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hainania: From Hainan, an island in the South China sea.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 11.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body color dark grayish on back and silvery white below. Belly narrow and with scutes from base of pelvic to anus; head long and pointed; mouth large; lips thin; eyes large, interorbital space convex; gill apertures large. Last unbranched ray of dorsal fin with fine serration; pectoral fin long and pelvic fin short (Ref. 45536).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lu, K., 1991. Culterinae. p. 88-118. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 p. (Ref. 33303)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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