The Ussuri sharpbelly (Hemiculter lucidus) is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Cultrinae of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia. It was originally described as Culter lucidus by B. I. Dybowski in 1872, and has also been referred to as Hemiculter leucisculus lucidus in scientific literature.
| Ussuri sharpbelly | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Hemiculter |
| Species: | H. lucidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiculter lucidus (Dybowski, 1872)
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The fish reaches a size up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) long, and a weight of 70.0 g (2.5 oz).
References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Hemiculter lucidus" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
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