Onychostoma alticorpus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Onychostoma |
Species: | O. alticorpus
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Binomial name | |
Onychostoma alticorpus (
Ōshima, 1920)
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Synonyms | |
Onychostoma alticorps (Oshima, 1920) [orth. error] |
Onychostoma alticorpus (common name: Taiwan ku fish) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It can grow to 50 cm (20 in) TL, but commonly only to about half of that. [2] [3]
Onychostoma alticorpus is endemic to Taiwan where it is known from only five river basins. It is a herbivorous species that occurs in streams. As with other riverine species, its habitat can be threatened by siltation, dam building, and pollution. [3]