Chinese sucker
Myxocyprinus asiaticus
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- Scientific name
- Myxocyprinus asiaticus
- Family
- Catostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Catostomidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Carpiodes asiaticus, Myxocyprinus asiaticus asiaticus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15.5–21 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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