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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Pogobrama: Greek, pogon = beard + old French breme, bresme, a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Qinzhou Co., Guangsi, China (type locality).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26563)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Body dark gray on back, silvery white on lower sides and belly; faintly yellowish on fins. Back behind head markedly convex; mouth small and slit slanted; lips thin; barbels 1 pair and short; eyes large, interorbital space wide and convex (Ref. 45563).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Luo, Y. and Y. Chen, 1998. Cultrinae. p. 112-207. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 1-531. (Ref. 33784)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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