Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) is a animal in the Cyprinidae family, order Cypriniformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Nipponocypris temminckii (dark chub) is a freshwater East Asian minnow found in China, Japan, Korea, growing up to 15 cm long.

Family
Genus
Nipponocypris
Order
Cypriniformes
Class

About Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Nipponocypris temminckii, commonly known as the dark chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish. It is classified in the family Xenocyprididae, which is the group of East Asian minnows also called sharpbellies. This species is found in China, Japan, and Korea. It reaches a maximum total length of 15.0 centimetres, which equals 5.9 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Nipponocypris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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