mud carp
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Disymphia molitorella (mud carp or dace) is a species of ray-finned fish in a monospecific genus found mainly in southern China and Vietnam.
Species
Near ThreatenedSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cirrhinus
- Image
- Preserved specimens - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology - DSC02404.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cirrhinus molitorella
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Cirrhinus molitorella
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon common name
- 花鯪仔
- short name
- C. molitorella
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Encyclopedic overview
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Disymphia molitorella (mud carp or dace) is a species of ray-finned fish in a monospecific genus found mainly in southern China and Vietnam.
==History== The mud carp is a native Asian freshwater fish with a broad distribution from the Mekong River to the Pearl River deltas, inhabiting lakes, rivers and reservoirs.
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