Hemiculter bleekeri is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River, Yangtze River, and the Yellow River basins in China. It was originally described by N. A. Warpachowski in 1887 but it may be a junior synonym of Ussuri sharpbelly (Hemicultur lucidus).

Hemiculter bleekeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hemiculter
Species:
H. bleekeri
Binomial name
Hemiculter bleekeri

The fish reaches a size of up to 17.0 cm (6.7 in) long. Its diet primarily consists of plants and detritus.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemiculter bleekeri". FishBase. February 2007 version.