Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Freshwater minnow
photo by CAFS

Family:  Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Max. size:  22.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 387.8 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: northern China to northern Vietnam.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults are common in streams and rivers with rapid water flow, but not deep or stagnant waters. Feed on zooplankton, small crustaceans, macroscopic algae, small fish and detritus.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 January 2023 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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