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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.
Synonym(s)	Chanodichthys leucisculus, Culter leucisculus, Cultriculus akoensis, Hemiculter clupeoides, Hemiculter eigenmanni, Hemiculter kneri, Hemiculter leuciclus, Hemiculter leucisclus, Hemiculter schrencki, Hemiculter schrencki schrencki, Hemiculterella eigenmanni, Hemicultur clupeoides, Kendallia goldsboroughi, Parapelecus eigenmanni, Squaliobarbus annamiticus
Etymology	Hemiculter: Greek, hemis = the half + Latin, culter = knife.
Species Information
Size	230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Habitat Information
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. China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Korea Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Japan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Russian Waters, Amur (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mongolia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
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.
Further Information
Reference	Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10, pp 238.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:45)