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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Leuciscus: Greek, leykiskos = white mullet (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Antoni Bazyli Wałecki (1815–1897) was a Polish zoologist who was Dybowski’s colleague, and who became Assistant Director of the Cabinet of the Warsaw Zoo (1860–1862). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 13614); 54°N - 34°N, 107°E - 145°E
Asia: China, Korea and Amur river basin.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 14.5, range 12 - 17 cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441); common length : 32.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441); max. published weight: 500.00 g (Ref. 56557)
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 26334) and lakes (Ref. 41072). Usually found in rivers with slow current (Ref. 51717). Feeds on aquatic insect larvae and flying terrestrial insects (Ref. 41072).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Luo, Y., 1998. Leuciscinae. p. 61-112. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 1-531. (Ref. 33783)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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