Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Yellow River in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. ); common length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Body slightly depressed, head and breast thick and wide, abdomen flat and caudal peduncle compressed and slender; head large and the width widen than body depth; snout bluntly conical and with fine skin folds on top; barbels 4 pairs;
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhang, W., 1998. China's biodiversity: a country study. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing. 476 p. (Ref. 33508)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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