Cyprinion macrostomus, Tigris kingfish

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Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843

Tigris kingfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Cyprinion: Diminutive of Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: Tigris-Euphrates basin.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 9.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111770); max. published weight: 91.20 g (Ref. 111770)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Coad, B.W., 1995. Freshwater fishes of Iran. Acta Sci. Nat. Acad. Sci. Brno. 29(1):1-64. (Ref. 39702)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 March 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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