Pennant carp
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Pennant carp, sub-adult specimens |
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| Myxocyprininae | ||||||||||||
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| Myxocyprinus | ||||||||||||
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| Myxocyprinus asiaticus | ||||||||||||
| ( Bleeker , 1864) |
The pennant carp ( Myxocyprinus asiaticus ), also Batfish, Fledermausschmerle, filamentous algae eaters, Steep finned Redhorse or junks Loach, English. Chinese Sucker, Chinese High Fin Banded Shark, Sailfin Sucker, Topsail sucker, suckerfish Asian, Chinese suckerfish, Wimple Carp called, is a in China native species of Redhorse .
description
Young fish of the Pennant carp usually have a brownish body color interrupted by several black stripes. Adult males differ from females by their striking red coloration, which in older specimens can turn into a dark purple-red color. The high and triangular dorsal fin is characteristic. Her thick, fleshy lips have no barbels. Pennant carp chop up food with the help of their gullet teeth. At sexual maturity, the males periodically develop a whitish spawning rash. Its average size is 40 to 60 centimeters. In 2007, a dark red-colored specimen weighing 35 kilograms and 135 cm long was caught from the Jialing Jiang, a tributary of the Yangtze River . The fish, protected by the Chinese government, was measured, weighed and released.
distribution
The home of the pennant carp is the catchment area of the Yangtze River in China.
Way of life
Pennant carp are sensitive to excessive nitrate levels in the water and are therefore dependent on clean water. Water temperatures of up to 24 ° C and a pH value of 6.0 to 7.0 are ideal . Pennant carp also tolerate significantly lower temperatures and can sometimes survive temperatures below zero degrees Celsius in European garden ponds. Most of the fish live in open water or close to the ground. The animals appear in groups or small swarms of their own species or in company with Rasbora , Danio or Siamese trunk barbel and, as algae eaters, show an extremely peaceful behavior. In addition to algae, pennant carp also eat crustaceans and other smaller aquatic organisms. Sometimes they are considered omnivorous , but sometimes also as nutrition specialists. In captivity, the fish can reach an age of 25 years.
Systematics
Myxocyprinus asiaticus is the only species of the genus Myxocyprinus that belongs to its own subfamily, the Myxocyprininae, within the sucker carp.
use
The pennant carp is a popular ornamental fish for cold water aquariums, as it can become very large, only tanks with sufficient space are suitable. Due to its great popularity as an ornamental fish, wild stocks of its kind in China are severely threatened. In the 1980s, the fish were still relatively expensive, but mass farming has made the species much cheaper. In China, the fish are also kept in aquaculture .
Web links
- Pennant carp on Fishbase.org (English)
- Photos of larger Myxocyprinus asiaticus specimens: [1]
- Pennant carp video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=12304
- ↑ a b c d http://www.schubert-online.de/Fischbeschreibung/Fledermausfisch.htm
- ^ Fishing World Records
- ↑ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200705/10/eng20070510_373479.html
- ↑ http://www.aquarium-guide.de/wimpelkarpfen.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated April 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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