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Cyprinidae
Onychostoma gerlachi
Onychostoma gerlachi
Onychostoma gerlachi is a species of cyprinid in the genus Onychostoma. It inhabits inland wetlands in China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam and is used for food locally. Its maximum length is 31.6 centimetres (12.4 in) and maximum weight 1.0 kilogram (2.2 lb).
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Onychostoma
- Maximum length
- 31.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Asia: Reported from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336 ) and Annam (Ref. 26580 ), Nam Ma basin, Red River and Nanpangjiang basins (Ref. 43281 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
