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Crossocheilus diplochilus (Heckel, 1838) |
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photo by
Åhlander, E. |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 24.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 119.2 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: widely distributed in the hill streams of the Indus drainage in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India; extending also into Iranian Seistan and into the coastal drainage of Bahut Kalat in Pakistan (Ref. 33323). | |||
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| Biology: | Apparently prefers lakes and main river banks, and does not ascend cold-water tributaries. Primarily a lotic species feeding from epilithic growth. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||