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Etymology: Gymnodiptychus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, di = two + Greek, ptyx, ptychos = fold (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Benedykt (Benoit) Tadeusz Dybowski (1833–1930) was a Polish biologist who was born in what is now Belarus. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441); common length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 3.0 kg (Ref. 1441)
Inhabits rivers and lakes. Feeds on small fish, amphipods, mollusks and insect larvae. Eggs and milt are poisonous.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Wu, Y. and C. Wu, 1992. The fishes of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Sichuan Publishing House of Science & Technology, Chengdu, China. 599 p. (Ref. 33800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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