Manchurian gudgeon (Gnathopogon strigatus)

Scientific name: Gnathopogon strigatus Regan, 1908

Manchurian gudgeon (Gnathopogon strigatus)

The Manchurian gudgeon (Gnathopogon strigatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Amur drainage in Russia and China, Korea, River Liao in China, and Lake Buir in Mongolia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gnathopogon strigatus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Amur drainage in Russia and China, Korea, River Liao in China, and Lake Buir in Mongolia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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