Cyprinus pellegrini Tchang, 1933
Barbless carp
Cyprinus pellegrini
photo by CAFS

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: China.
Diagnosis:  Body blackish gray on back, silvery white on abdomen, yellow and green luster on sides; dorsal fin grayish dark, caudal fins light yellow and lower lobe of caudal fin red. Barbels absent or with a pair of papilla at corners of mouth; outer edge of dorsal fin markedly concave.
Biology:  Lives in upper and middle layers of water bodies and dwells mainly in the deep parts of lakes (Ref. 45563). Feeds on plankton (Ref. 33508) and algae (Ref. 45563). Spawning period is from April to September, peak in May and June (Ref. 45563).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 02 November 2022 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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