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Siniperca chuatsi (Basilewsky, 1855)

Mandarin fish
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Common names: Kuei Fa bass, Mandarin fish,
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the rivers at Tientsin, Hopei Prov. (type locality); Amur basin (Ref. 13397); Bosten lake (Ref. 41093); and Tungting Lake, where is is known as "kuei-yü" (Ref. 35840). Widely moved to ponds and great inland waters (Ref. 55380). Great population frequently found in Yangtze estuary and Shanghai district, in inland rivers and lakes (Ref. 85820). Also Ref. 31517, 42692.
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: Hwang, H.C., P.C. Yueh and S.F. Yu, 1982
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
Etymology: Siniperca: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.4; dH range: 2 - 5; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 26334).   Temperate; 4°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059); 53°N - 34°N, 113°E - 142°E

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