| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Pseudaspininae |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20 |
| Distribution: |
Eurasia: Arctic Ocean drainages from Kara to Kolyma and Indigirka; Amur from headwaters to estuary, Tym' River (Sakhalin Island), Tugur River and Bol'shoyShantar Island (See od Okhotsk, Pacific basin). |
| Diagnosis: |
Can be separated from Rhynchocypris percnurus by having a long pointed conical projection on male genital papilla and body depth smaller than caudal peduncle length (Ref. 59043). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in swamps, backwaters (Ref. 59043) and rivers (Ref. 1441). A mature male measures 7.0 cm TL (Ref. 1441). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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