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Onychostoma alticorpus (Oshima, 1920) Taiwan ku fish |
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photo by
Shao, K.T. |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Acrossocheilinae | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 10 m | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Taiwan (Ref. 6376) and China (Ref. 57879). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Head short and top of head convex; snout short and conical; eyes small and interorbital space wide. Dorsal fin without spine, origin of it nearer to tip of snout and opposite ahead of origin of ventral fin; base of anal fin short and its outer margin truncated. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits rapid flowing streams. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 (A1acde) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||