Mongolian redfin

Mongolian redfin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Chanodichthys
Species:
C. mongolicus
Binomial name
Chanodichthys mongolicus
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Erythroculter mongolicus (Basilewsky 1855)
  • Culter rutilus Dybowski, 1872
  • Erythroculter mongolicus elongatus J. C. He & Z. H. Liu, 1980

The Mongolian redfin (Chanodichthys mongolicus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys, a genus belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This fish is found in China, Russia and Mongolia where it ranges from the Amur River south to the Yangtze and inland to Lake Buir and Kherlen River. There are also records from the Red River in Vietnam that probably are this species.[1] It reaches 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length and 4 kg (8.8 lb) in weight.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Huckstorf, V. & Freyhof, J. (2012). "Chanodichthys mongolicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T180698A1652897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180698A1652897.en. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chanodichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chanodichthys mongolicus". FishBase. October 2024 version.