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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Zacco: Because of the Zacco sword of Emperor Leo, used by the Saxons.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: Peng-hsien, near Chengtu, Szechwan Province, China (type locality).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Body color dark gray on back; white on belly; with over 10 dark horizontal zones on sides of body and red spots between zones; grayish white on dorsal and caudal fins and green spots scattered on fins; other fins red. Length of head equal to depth of body; lower jaw a bit long and a point inlaying with a dent at front tip of maxilla in center of its front edge; barbel absent (Ref. 45563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Y.Y. and X. Chu, 1998. Danioninae. p. 19-61. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes II. Science Press, Beijing, 531p. (Ref. 33782)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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