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Parabramis pekinensis (Basilewsky, 1855) White amur bream |
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CAFS |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) | |||
| Max. size: | 55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,100.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish, amphidromous | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Basin of the Amur, from Blagoveshchensk to the very mouths. Sungari, Ussuri, Lake Khanka, Liao. China south to Shanghai and Ningpo. | |||
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| Biology: | Feeds on higher aquatic plants. Its flesh is tasty but very bony. One of the most important commercial fishes of China (Ref. 1441). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 April 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||