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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Cypriniformes
Family Cyprinidae
Genus Zacco
Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Provider:

Tseng, Chin-Tsian

Synonyms：

Barilius acutipinnis, Leuciscus macropus, Leuciscus minor, Leuciscus platypus, Opsariichthys acanthogenys, Squaliobarbus panwingi, Zacco acanthogenys, Zacco macrolepis, Zacco macrophthalmus

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳&方, 1999)

臺灣淡水魚類-壹鯉形目(陳＆張, 2005)

臺灣河川溪流的指標魚類第一卷初級淡水魚類（陳義雄, 2009）

Character:

Head moderately large. Eye moderately large, on upper side of head. Mouth oblique; posterior end of upper jaw reaches anterior margin of eye. Body elongated, posterior laterally compressed; dorsal and ventral profile slightly arched. Barbels absent. Scales moderately large, cycloid; lateral line complete and curved above pelvic fin origin; head naked. L.l.：43-45; predorsal scales：16-18; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pelvic fin rays：1+8; anal fin rays：3+8-9. Dorsal fin origin near midline between snout tip and caudal peduncle end; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin at lower side of body; anal fin rays long, the longest reaches caudal peduncle end; caudal fin forked. Dark grayish dorsally, side and belly silvery white. 10 or more vertically bluish stripes on side of spawning male.

Habitat:

Primary freshwater fish, prefers running water at middle reaches. Occasionally form schools. Polyphagia, feeds on small aquatic animals and diatom.

Distribution:

Extensively distributed to Eastern Asia, including eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Populations of Taiwan were restricted in northwestern Taiwan.

Utility:

Popular with angling and aquarium (male).

Name Code:

381032

Invasive