Chanodichthys dabryi

Chanodichthys dabryi, the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys. This freshwater cyprinid is found in China and Russia where it ranges from the Amur River to the Yangtze.[1][2] It is fished, but remains common. As presently defined, it is likely species complex.[1] It reaches 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) in length and 700 g (1.5 lb) in weight.[2]

Humpback
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Chanodichthys
Species:
C. dabryi
Binomial name
Chanodichthys dabryi
(Bleeker, 1871)[2]
Synonyms
  • Culter dabryi Bleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter dabryi (Bleeker, 1871)
  • Culter hypselonotus Bleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871)

References
  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Chanodichthys dabryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Chanodichthys dabryi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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