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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Pseudobrama: Greek, pseudes = false + old French breme, bresme, a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Gabriel Eugène Simon (1829–1896) was an agronomist and a consular official. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101562); common length : 10.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Liu, H. and M. He., 1998. Xenocyprinae. p. 208-224. In Chen, Y.-Y. and et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthys. Cypriniformes II. Science Press. Beijing. 1-531. (Ref. 33785)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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