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Ussuri sharpbelly

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Ussuri sharpbelly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Hemiculter
Species:
H. lucidus
Binomial name
Hemiculter lucidus
(Dybowski, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Culter lucidus Dybowski, 1872

The Ussuri sharpbelly (Hemiculter lucidus) is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Cultrinae of the family Cyprinidae. 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).

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiculter lucidus". FishBase. February 2007 version.