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Procypris rabaudi (Tchang, 1930)

Rock carp
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China country information

Common names: Rock carp, 岩原鯉, 岩原鲤
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River (=Changjiang River). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563). Known from Huibei Province: (Zhicheng, Yichang); Sichuan Province: (Nanxi, Yibin, Leshan, Mudong, Wanxian, Tuojiang); Guizhou Province: (Yanhe, Wuchuan, Wujiangdu)(Ref.45623). Also Ref. 35840, 45563.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhang, W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Procypris: Greek, pro = in front of + Greek, kypris = other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris (Cyprus) Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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