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Chinese minnow (Rhynchocypris oxycephala)
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Ecological Illustration of Chinese minnow (Rhynchocypris oxycephala)
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Cyprinidae

Chinese minnow

Rhynchocypris oxycephala

Seventeen Point Two Centimeters Carp of the Yellow Sea

  • Temperate
  • Lower river
  • Middle river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Chinese minnow is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Rhynchocypris
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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