2013/09/03
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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Hemiculter leucisculus
Wild Carp
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Description:
The Wild Carp has an elongated and laterally compressed body. Its head is small and terminal mouth is pointed without barbel. The fish is characterized by its lateral line which bends downwards suddenly above the pectoral fin forming a sharp angle and extends along the lower part of its body till the middle of the caudal fin. The lower lobe of the deeply forked caudal fin is longer than the upper lobe. The fish generally has light green grey back and silvery white sides and belly. The caudal fin is greyish with dark edge.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Uncommon
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Recorded in several local reservoirs.
Global Distribution
China, Korea and Japan.
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References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Man, S.H. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1981).
Hong Kong Freshwater Fishes.
The Urban Council, Hong Kong.
Wu, H. L., Shao, K. T. and Lai, C. F. (1999).
Latin-Chinese Dictionary of Fishes Names
(In Chinese). The Sueichan Press.
