Chanodichthys dabryi

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Humpback
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Chanodichthys
Species:
C. dabryi
Binomial name
Chanodichthys dabryi
(Bleeker, 1871) [2]
Synonyms
  • Culter dabryiBleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter dabryi(Bleeker, 1871)
  • Culter hypselonotusBleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter hypselonotus(Bleeker, 1871)

Chanodichthys dabryi, the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys . This freshwater cyprinid is found in China and Russia where it ranges from the Amur River to the Yangtze. [1] [2] It is fished, but remains common. As presently defined, it is likely species complex. [1] It reaches 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) in length and 700 g (1.5 lb) in weight. [2]

Etymology

Named in honor of Pierre Dabry de Thiersant (1826-1898), fish culturist, French counsel to China, and student of Chinese fishes, who sent specimens to the Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Paris. [3]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Chanodichthys dabryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T166109A6176093. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166109A6176093.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Chanodichthys dabryi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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