Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Hemiculter Higher classification Hemiculter | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Hemiculter lucidus Rank Species | |
Similar Hemiculter, Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Mongolian redfin, Chanodichthys | ||
The Ussuri sharpbelly (Hemiculter lucidus) is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia. It was originally described as Culter lucidus by B. I. Dybowski in 1872, and has also been referred to as Hemiculter leucisculus lucidus in scientific literature.
The fish reaches a size up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) long, and a weight of 70.0 g (2.5 oz).
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