Zacco platypus

Zacco platypus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Zacco
Species: Z. platypus
Binomial name
Zacco platypus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

The pale chub, (Zacco platypus) is a species of fish native to rivers and streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) but usually grow up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in).[1] Its diet consists of zooplankton, invertebrates, fish, and debris.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Zacco platypus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
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