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Thickhead Chub (Opsariichthys pachycephalus)
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Thickhead Chub (Opsariichthys pachycephalus) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Thickhead Chub

Opsariichthys pachycephalus

Sixteen Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Thickhead Chub is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
16 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: Taiwan.
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