Predatory carp | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Chanodichthys |
Species: | C. erythropterus
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Binomial name | |
Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855)[2]
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The predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus), also known as the redfin culter[1] or skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys. This East Asian freshwater cyprinid ranges from the Amur River south to Taiwan and the Red River, as well as Lake Buir in Mongolia.[2] It reaches 102 cm (3 ft 4 in) in length and 9 kg (19 lb 13 oz) in weight.[2]