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Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)

Mongolian redfin
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Common names: 蒙古(红)鲌, 蒙古紅鮊, 蒙古红鲌
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Heilongjiang River to rivers in Hainan, Changjiang, Yellow River, Zhujiang, Qiangtangjiang, Huai River (Ref 33784). Found also Guangxi Province(Long zhou, Chongzuo); Hainan Province (Haikou, Nanfeng); Tai Lake of Jiangsu Province; Dong Lake of Huibei Province; Sichuan Province (Tuojiang, Hechuan); Heilongjiang Province(Ref.33784). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (extensive stocking in all great inland waters) (Ref. 55380). Reported from Yangtze, Amur, Lake Khanka (Ref. 13397). Also Ref. 35840.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Chanodichthys: Greek, chanos, -eos, ous, and chasma, -atos = abyss, mouth opened, inmensity + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.0; dH range: ? - 20.   Subtropical; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059)

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