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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Acrossocheilinae
Genus: Onychostoma

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23 species (see list below)
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Asia
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Onychostoma alticorpus (Oshima, 1920)

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Onychostoma alticorpus
[Taiwan ku fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Onychostoma angustistomatum
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Onychostoma barbatulum (Pellegrin, 1908)

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Onychostoma barbatulum
[Taiwan shoveljaw carp]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma barbatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma breve
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Onychostoma daduense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
 
Onychostoma dongnaiense
[]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Onychostoma elongatum (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)

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Onychostoma elongatum
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Onychostoma fangi Kottelat, 2000

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Onychostoma fangi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Onychostoma fusiforme
[]

Photo by Wang, P.P.

Asia
Max. Length 31.6 cm SL
Onychostoma gerlachi (Peters, 1881)

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Onychostoma gerlachi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma krongnoense
[]
No picture found
 
Onychostoma laticeps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
 
Onychostoma lepturus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 25.3 cm SL
Onychostoma lini (Wu, 1939)

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Onychostoma lini
[]

Photo by Wang, P.P.

Asia
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL
Onychostoma macrolepis (Bleeker, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Wang, P.P.
 
Onychostoma macrolepis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Onychostoma meridionale
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma minnanense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 34.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma ovale
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
 
Onychostoma rarum
[]

Photo by Wang, P.P.

Asia
Max. Length 41.5 cm SL
Onychostoma simum (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)

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Onychostoma simum
[]
No picture found
 
Onychostoma uniforme
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma virgulatum
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Onychostoma alticorpus Taiwan ku fish Asia 50 SL 1920
Onychostoma angustistomatum Asia 18.9 SL 1940
Onychostoma barbatulum Taiwan shoveljaw carp Asia 22.5 TL 1908
Onychostoma barbatum Asia 17.6 SL 1931
Onychostoma breve Asia 14.6 SL 1977
Onychostoma daduense Asia 15.5 SL 1994
Onychostoma dongnaiense Asia 2.0 SL 2015
Onychostoma elongatum Asia 11.5 SL 1934
Onychostoma fangi Asia 29.5 TL 2000
Onychostoma fusiforme Asia 23 SL 1998
Onychostoma gerlachi Asia 31.6 SL 1881
Onychostoma krongnoense Asia 2.4 SL 2015
Onychostoma laticeps Asia 1896
Onychostoma lepturus Asia 23.8 SL 1900
Onychostoma lini Asia 25.3 SL 1939
Onychostoma macrolepis Asia 26.5 SL 1871
Onychostoma meridionale Asia 14 SL 1998
Onychostoma minnanense Asia 12.4 SL 2013
Onychostoma ovale Asia 34.4 SL 1936
Onychostoma rarum Asia 29.1 SL 1933
Onychostoma simum Asia 41.5 SL 1874
Onychostoma uniforme Asia 1978
Onychostoma virgulatum Asia 14.6 SL 2009



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