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Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Freshwater minnow
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Common names: Hae, Oikawa, Shirahae
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Futatsukawa Creek, Fukuoka Prefecture (Ref. 37350). Found to occur in the Himi region from a habitat study conducted in Toyama Bay (Ref. 58909). Also recorded from Miyazaki (Ref. 50311) and Lake Biwa (Ref. 78994). Also Ref. 5258.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Endo, M. and Y. Iwatsuki, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Zacco: Because of the Zacco sword of Emperor Leo, used by the Saxons.
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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