Chinese Hooksnout Carp is a small freshwater fish from eastern Asia. Its upper and lower jaws have projecting tips that meet when the mouth closes.

Appearance

Appearance
Males may show irregular dark bars on the sides; females are usually plainer. The upper and lower jaws have projecting tips.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • streams
  • rivers
Range
It occurs in Chinese rivers, including the Yangtze, Pearl, and Qiantang basins. An established U.S. population remains unconfirmed.

Name and classification

About the name
Older works used Opsariichthys uncirostris bidens for this fish.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction

Culture and stories

Culture and stories
  • It is farmed as a food fish in parts of East Asia.
11 sources
  1. iNaturalist taxon API
  2. GBIF species match
  3. Eschmeyer Catalog of Fishes bidens
  4. FishBase Opsariichthys bidens
  5. 한국산 황어아과어류 연구
  6. Biology: Opsariichthys bidens genome
  7. Aquaculture Reports: Opsariichthys bidens farming
  8. Catalog of Fishes: amurensis
  9. GBIF vernacular names for Opsariichthys bidens
  10. ZooKeys Opsariichthys identification key
  11. Scientific Data: Opsariichthys bidens from three Chinese basins
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