Taiwan shoveljaw carp (Onychostoma barbatulum)

Scientific name: Onychostoma barbatulum Pellegrin, 1908

Taiwan shoveljaw carp (Onychostoma barbatulum)

The Taiwan shoveljaw carp (Onychostoma barbatulum) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, China, including Taiwan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Onychostoma barbatulum
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.8
Common length
9.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: China, including Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7)

Sources

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

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