Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Gymnodiptychus

Species: Gymnodiptychus dybowskii (Kessler, 1874)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits rivers and lakes. Feeds on small fish, amphipods, mollusks and insect larvae. Eggs and milt are poisonous.

Habitat

benthopelagic