Biology:Hemiculter bleekeri
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Short description: Species of fish
| Hemiculter bleekeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hemiculter |
| Species: | H. bleekeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiculter bleekeri Warpachowski, 1887
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Hemiculter bleekeri is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River, Yangtze River, and the Yellow River basins in China . It was originally described by N. A. Warpachowski in 1887 but it may be a junior synonym of Ussuri sharpbelly (Hemicultur lucidus).
The fish reaches a size of up to 17.0 cm (6.7 in) long. Its diet primarily consists of plants and detritus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Hemiculter bleekeri" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1039136 entry
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