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Aspiorhynchus laticeps (Day, 1877)

Description

Snout depressed; barbels 1 pair; scales minute or buried in skin on abdomen.

Common Names

  • Parmoun kašgarský , Czech , Czechia
  • Big-head schizothoracin , English , China
  • Big-head schizothoracin , English , Global
  • Talbkoon , Estonian , Estonia
  • 扁吻鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 新疆扁吻魚(新彊大頭魚) , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 新疆扁吻鱼(新强大头鱼) , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Cyprinidae

    Genus: Aspiorhynchus

    Species: Aspiorhynchus laticeps (Day, 1877)

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

  • Asia: Boston Lake and Yarkant River in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.

    • Biology

    Inhabits lakes and rivers with slight current and lives on other fishes and aquatic insects (Ref. 45563).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic