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  • Hemiculter leucisculus
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Scientific Name Hemiculter leucisculus  (Basilewsky, 1855)
Common Name Sharpbelly
Type Locality Rivers flowing into Bay of Tschili [Chihli], Beijing [Peking], China.
Etymology Hemiculter: Greek, hemis = the half + Latin, culter = knife. 
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Size 230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Distribution Asia: China, North and South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Amur River basin to Red River drainages; Mongolia. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Introduced in Iran.
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Russian Waters, Amur (click on these areas to find other species found there)
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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Feeding In nature, the main bulk of the diet includes zooplankton, insects, crustaceans, algae and detritus. User data.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10, pp 238.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 06:45 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:45)