Chanodichthys dabryi, the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys. This freshwater cyprinid is found in China and Russia where it ranges from the Amur River to the Yangtze.[1][2] It is fished, but remains common. As presently defined, it is likely species complex.[1] It reaches 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) in length and 700 g (1.5 lb) in weight.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Chanodichthys |
| Species: | C. dabryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chanodichthys dabryi | |
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Etymology
editNamed in honor of Pierre Dabry de Thiersant (1826-1898), fish culturist, French counsel to China, and student of Chinese fishes, who sent specimens to the Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Paris.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Chanodichthys dabryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T166109A6176093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166109A6176093.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chanodichthys dabryi". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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