Hemiculter bleekeri

Hemiculter bleekeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hemiculter
Species: H. bleekeri
Binomial name
Hemiculter bleekeri
Warpachowski, 1887

Hemiculter bleekeri is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River, Yangtze River, and the Yellow River basins in China. It was originally described by N. A. Warpachowski in 1887, and has also been referred to as Hemiculter bleekeri bleekeri in scientific literature.

The fish reaches a size of up to 17.0 cm (6.7 in) long. Its diet primarily consists of plants and detritus.

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