Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Onychostoma Higher classification Onychostoma | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Onychostoma alticorpus Rank Species | |
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Similar Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Opsariichthys pachycephalus, Acrossocheilus paradoxus, Varicorhinus | ||
Onychostoma alticorpus (common name: Taiwan ku fish) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It can grow to 50 cm (20 in) TL, but commonly only to about half of that.
Onychostoma alticorpus is endemic to Taiwan where it is known from only five river basins. It is a herbivorous species that occurs in streams. As with other riverine species, its habitat can be threatened by siltation, dam building, and pollution.
Onychostoma alticorpus
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