Zacco platypus, Freshwater minnow : fisheries

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Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Freshwater minnow
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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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Subtropical; 10°C - 22°C (Ref. 12468)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Asia: northern China to northern Vietnam.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 126870); common length : 13.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 35840); publicerad maxvikt: 387.80 g (Ref. 96543)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are common in streams and rivers with rapid water flow, but not deep or stagnant waters. Feed on zooplankton, small crustaceans, macroscopic algae, small fish and detritus.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981. Hong Kong freshwater fishes. Urban Council, Wishing Printing Company, Hong Kong, 75 p. (Ref. 5258)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 January 2023

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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