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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Xenocyprioides: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Qinzhou, Guangxi Province, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33785)
Body yellowish pink, slightly transparent and with a horizontally red zone, number of tiny black spots scattered on head and back. Caudal peduncle slender and abdomen without scutes; head small; snout short and slightly pointed; lower jaw slightly projected and with sharp horny anterior edge; lips thin; eyes large and located near the tip of snout (Ref. 45536).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Liu, H. and M. He., 1998. Xenocyprinae. p. 208-224. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthys. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 1-531. (Ref. 33785)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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