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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hypophthalmichthys: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr François-Jules Harmand (1845–1921) was a French Navy Surgeon, and a naturalist and explorer in Indochina (1873–1877). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Sauvage.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Hainan Island and Viet Nam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33786)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Liu, J., 1991. Hypophthalmichthyinae. p. 234-239. 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. 33388)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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