Chinese high-fin banded shark
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The Chinese high-fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) is a popular freshwater aquarium fish[1] that belongs to the family Catostomidae. It grows to about 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) long[2] and is unsuitable for most home aquariums.[3][4]
Chinese high-fin banded shark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Catostomidae |
Subfamily: | Myxocyprininae Fowler, 1958 |
Genus: | Myxocyprinus (T. N. Gill, 1878) |
Species: | M. asiaticus |
Binomial name | |
Myxocyprinus asiaticus (Bleeker, 1865) | |
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In addition to Chinese high-fin banded shark, it is also known under many other common names, including Chinese banded shark, Chinese sailfin sucker,[4] high-fin (also spelled hi-fin[5]) banded loach, high-fin loach, Chinese high-fin sucker, sailfin sucker, topsail sucker, Asian sucker, Chinese sucker, wimple carp, wimple,[4] freshwater batfish, Hilsa herring, rough fish, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin shark, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin sucker,[1] Chinese emperor, Siamese sucker,[6] Chinese banded shark,[7] and Entsuyui in Japanese. Despite its common names, it bears no relation to real sharks.[8]
It has declined drastically due to pollution, dams (preventing its natural breeding migration), overfishing, introduced species and collection for the aquarium trade.[3][4][8] As a consequence it has been placed on the Chinese list of endangered species and is a state protected species.[3][8]