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Scientific Name	**Myxocyprinus asiaticus** (Bleeker, 1864)
Common Names	Chinese High-fin Banded Shark Chinese Sucker, Wimpelkarpfen (Germany)
Type Locality	China.
Synonym(s)	Carpiodes asiaticus, Carpiodes chinensis, Myxocyprinus asiaticus asiaticus, Myxocyprinus asiaticus nankinensis, Sclerognathus chinensis
Species Information
Size	600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: China (Yangtze River basin). China Waters, Yangtze (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 2, pp 19
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2012 May 10 22:19)