Predatory carp
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Chanodichthys |
| Species: | C. erythropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855)[2] | |
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The predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus), also known as the redfin culter[1] or skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species ranges from the Amur River south to Taiwan and the Red River, as well as Lake Buir in Mongolia.[3] It reaches 102 cm (3 ft 4 in) in length and 9 kg (19 lb 13 oz) in weight.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bogutskaya, N. & Huckstorf, V. (2022). "Chanodichthys erythropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T166143A159755004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166143A159755004.en. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chanodichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chanodichthys erythropterus". FishBase. October 2025 version.
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