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Common names: Sawbelly, Teezkooli, Tizeh-kuli
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Caspian Sea basin. Introduced by accident with Chinese carps from the former USSR and/or Rumania (Ref. 39702). Range extension, recorded from Zarrinehrood (Zarrineh River), Adinan and Zarivar Lake (Ref. 88196). Reported from Anzali Mordab, Anzali Talab, rivers of Safid and Aras (Ref. 88196). Also Ref. 47532.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1995
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Common names from other countries

Sawbelly, Common sawbelly, Buyr sawbelly, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hemiculter: Greek, hemis = the half + Latin, culter = knife (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 15 - ?; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 6898). Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: China, North and South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Amur River basin (Ref. 1441) to Red River drainages; Mongolia (Ref. 57778). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Introduced in Iran (Ref. 39702).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 10.3, range 9 - 13 cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128900); common length : 16.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 232.30 g (Ref. 128900)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. Completed lateral line, went downward suddenly at the pectoral fin, forming an angle, going upward along the anal fin, till the middle of the caudal fin. Green gray in the back, white in the stomach (Ref. 33303).

The species is common in large streams and reservoirs in Hong Kong but not favored as a table fish because the flesh is unpalatable and very bony; abundant in China where it is canned. The main bulk of the diet includes zooplankton, insects, crustaceans, algae and detritus.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Berg, L.S., 1964. Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 2, 4th edition. Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd, Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1949). (Ref. 1441)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 April 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Potential pest

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00593 - 0.00771), b=3.07 (3.03 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.8 ±0.32 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855)