Description

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Small cross-shaped spots scattered on sides of body and gill cover; maxilla bit longer than lower jaw; maxillae extending backwards beneath rear edge of eyes; pyloric caecum 65-120.

Common Names

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Sichuan taimen , English , China

Sichuani taimen , Estonian , Estonia

虎嘉哲罗鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

虎嘉哲羅魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Hucho

Species: Hucho bleekeri Kimura, 1934

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabits fast flowing streams with sandy and gravel substratum. Carnivorous; feeds on fishes, insects.

Habitat

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benthopelagic