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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Hemiculterella: Greek, hemis = the half + Latin, culter = knife, diminutive (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Wu Hsien-Wen, sometimes given as Wu Xian-Wen (1900–1985), was a Chinese zoologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Zhujiang River and Qiantang River in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124726); common length : 12.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 60.24 g (Ref. 124726)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Luo, Y. and Y. Chen, 1998. Cultrinae. p. 112-207. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 1-531. (Ref. 33784)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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