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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Chanodichthys |
| Species: | C. erythropterus |
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| Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855)[2] | |
The predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus), also known as the redfin culter or skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys.[1] This East Asian freshwater cyprinid ranges from the Amur River south to Taiwan and the Red River, as well as Lake Buir in Mongolia.[2] It reaches 102 cm (3 ft 4 in) in length and 9 kg (20 lb) in weight.[2]
References
- 1 2 Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Chanodichthys erythropterus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T166143A1115090. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166143A1115090.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Chanodichthys erythropterus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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