Taiwan ku fish

Onychostoma alticorpus

Fifty Centimeters Carp of Taiwanese Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Onychostoma alticorpus (common name: Taiwan ku fish) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It can grow to 50 cm (20 in) TL, but commonly only to about half of that. Onychostoma alticorpus is endemic to Taiwan where it is known from only five river basins.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Onychostoma
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Asia: Taiwan (Ref. 6376 ) and China (Ref. 57879 ).

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