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Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908)

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Common names: 長身鱊, 长身鱊
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Hainan and Zhujiang River (Pearl River) (Ref. 33792); the Beijiang River drainage of Guangdong Province (Ref. 33326), from Guangxi Province:( Guilin, Liujiang, Ningming); Lian county of Guangdong Province and from Yangshan and Qingyuan of Beijiang River drainage of Guangdong Province (Ref.33792).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: IUCN, 1994
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Acheilognathus: Greek, a = without + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 25°N - 24°N

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