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Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)

Mongolian redfin
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Mongolia country information

Common names: Mongolian redfin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lake Buir, and Onon and Kherlen drainages (Ref. 57778). Largest fish recorded from commercial catches of Lake Buyr was 693 mm long (wt. 3500 g), the smallest was 395 mm (wt. 809 g) (Ref. 41072). Also Ref. 44416.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., 2006
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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