Opsariichthys bidens

Opsariichthys bidens,[1][2] the Chinese hooksnout carp,[3] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2] It is endemic to fast-flowing streams and rivers of East Asia (China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia) and mainland Southeast Asia (Laos and Vietnam).[1] A mid-sized minnow, it has a maximum length of 21.9 centimetres (8.6 in)[2] and a maximum published weight of 58.4 grams (2.06 oz),[2] with sexual dimorphism favoring larger males.

Opsariichthys bidens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsariichthys
Species:
O. bidens
Binomial name
Opsariichthys bidens
Günther, 1873

References

  1. Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Opsariichthys bidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T166883A159756381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166883A159756381.en. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Opsariichthys bidens" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. Xu, Xiaojun; Guan, Wenzhi; Niu, Baolong; Guo, Dandan; Xie, Qing-Ping; Zhan, Wei; Yi, Shaokui; Lou, Bao (2022). "Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Chinese Hooksnout Carp (Opsariichthys bidens) Genome Using PacBio Sequencing and Hi-C Technology". Frontiers in Genetics. 12: 788547. doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.788547. PMC 8807397.


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