Opsariichthys bidens,[1][2] the Chinese hooksnout carp,[3] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[1][2] It is endemic to fast-flowing streams and rivers of East Asia (China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia) and mainland Southeast Asia (Laos and Vietnam).[1] A mid-sized minnow, it has a maximum length of 21.9 centimetres (8.6 in)[2] and a maximum published weight of 58.4 grams (2.06 oz),[2] with sexual dimorphism favoring larger males.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Opsariichthys |
| Species: | O. bidens
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| Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Opsariichthys bidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T166883A159756381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166883A159756381.en. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsariichthys bidens". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Xu, Xiaojun; Guan, Wenzhi; Niu, Baolong; Guo, Dandan; Xie, Qing-Ping; Zhan, Wei; Yi, Shaokui; Lou, Bao (2022). "Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Chinese Hooksnout Carp (Opsariichthys bidens) Genome Using PacBio Sequencing and Hi-C Technology". Frontiers in Genetics. 12: 788547. doi:10.3389/fgene.2021.788547. PMC 8807397. PMID 35126459.
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