Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Elopichthys > Elopichthys bambusa

Elopichthys bambusa (Yellowcheek; Kanyu)

Synonyms: Elopichthys dahuricus; Gymnognathus harmandi; Leuciscus bambusa; Nasus dahuricus; Scombrocypris styani
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Wikipedia Abstract

Elopichthys bambusa, the yellowcheek or kanyu, is a cyprinid fish that is found in eastern Asia. It ranges from the Amur River in Russia, through China to the Lam River in Vietnam. It is considered an important food fish where it occurs, reaching up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Khankaisky State Nature Reserve 97085 Primorsky Krai, Russia
Komsomolsky Zapovednik Ia 159168 Khabarovsk, Russia

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♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0