Taiwan ku fish (Onychostoma alticorpus)

Scientific name: Onychostoma alticorpus Oshima, 1920

Taiwan ku fish (Onychostoma alticorpus)

The Taiwan ku fish (Onychostoma alticorpus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Taiwan and China.

Biology

Head short and top of head convex; snout short and conical; eyes small and interorbital space wide. Dorsal fin without spine, origin of it nearer to tip of snout and opposite ahead of origin of ventral fin; base of anal fin short and its outer margin truncated.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Onychostoma alticorpus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
0–10 m (0–33 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: Taiwan and China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (A1acde)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (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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