China - List of fishes

38 species sheets are available for research. These are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name.

EN

sterlet sturgeon
Acipenser ruthenus

40 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

The skeleton of this sturgeon is made of cartilage. it barbs, on the front of it mouth, allow it to search for food in the sand. As it is the case for the larger species (beluga, Sevruga ...), its eggs are used for the production of caviar.

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Ambassis interruptus
Ambassidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

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Anguilla marmorata
Anguillidae

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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golden barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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Beaufortia leveretti
Balitoridae

11 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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goldfish
Carassius auratus

20 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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small snakehead
Channa asiatica

32 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

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Crossocheilus latius
Cyprinidae

14 cm

solitary

herbivorous

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grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella

80 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

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common carp
Cyprinus carpio

75 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

This fish, very common in our ponds, is subject to sport fishing. There are several varieties: scale carp, the "mirror carp" (large scales) and "leather carp" (bare skin). it food gives it flesh a smell of vase that disappears after a few days spent in a pool. It is very popular in eastern Europe.

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Glossogobius illimis
Gobiidae

9 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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gudgeon
Gobio gobio

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Gobio gobio is the most common species of gudgeon in Europe. It is a benthic fish that prefers clear waters with sandy and gravelly bottoms. During the day, it continuously sifts through the substrate in search of small invertebrates (insect larvae, crustaceans, oligochaetes, mollusks).

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Gymnocephalus cernua
Percidae

12 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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honey sucker
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

13 cm

solitary

herbivorous

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Jinshaia sinensis
Balitoridae

7 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

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LC

jungle perch
Kuhlia rupestris

25 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

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ide
Leuciscus idus

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

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Macropodus ocellatus
Osphronemidae

6 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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paradisefish
Macropodus opercularis

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

It is equipped with gills and respiratory organs, so it can breathe underwater or on the surface. In breeding season, it built a nest with viscous bubbles that shelters the eggs. It easily breeds in captivity and there are several farmed species.

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Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Catostomidae

60 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

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Opsariichthys evolans
Xenocyprididae

8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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topmouth gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva

8 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

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spotfin swamp barb
Puntius sophore

18 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

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Rhinogobius maculafasciatus
Gobiidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous

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Rhinogobius zhoui
Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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rosy bitterling
Rhodeus ocellatus

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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Schistura vinciguerrae
Nemacheilidae

7 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

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VU

Sewellia lineolata
Balitoridae

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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Sicyopterus lagocephalus
Gobiidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

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Sicyopus zosterophorus
Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

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DD

golden zebra loach
Sinibotia pulchra

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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Sinibotia robusta
Cobitidae

12 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

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Stiphodon atropurpureus
Gobiidae

4 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

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VU

Stiphodon imperiorientis
Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

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DD

white cloud mountain minnow
Tanichthys albonubes

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

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LC

banded archerfish
Toxotes jaculatrix

20 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

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Yaoshania pachychilus
Balitoridae

4 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

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Zacco platypus
Xenocyprididae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

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sterlet sturgeon

Acipenser ruthenus

40 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

The skeleton of this sturgeon is made of cartilage. it barbs, on the front of it mouth, allow it to search for food in the sand. As it is the case for the larger species (beluga, Sevruga ...), its eggs are used for the production of caviar.

Ambassis interruptus

Ambassidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Anguilla marmorata

Anguillidae

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

golden barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Beaufortia leveretti

Balitoridae

11 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

goldfish

Carassius auratus

20 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

small snakehead

Channa asiatica

32 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Crossocheilus latius

Cyprinidae

14 cm

solitary

herbivorous

grass carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

80 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

common carp

Cyprinus carpio

75 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

This fish, very common in our ponds, is subject to sport fishing. There are several varieties: scale carp, the "mirror carp" (large scales) and "leather carp" (bare skin). it food gives it flesh a smell of vase that disappears after a few days spent in a pool. It is very popular in eastern Europe.

Glossogobius illimis

Gobiidae

9 cm

solitary

carnivorous

gudgeon

Gobio gobio

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Gobio gobio is the most common species of gudgeon in Europe. It is a benthic fish that prefers clear waters with sandy and gravelly bottoms. During the day, it continuously sifts through the substrate in search of small invertebrates (insect larvae, crustaceans, oligochaetes, mollusks).

Gymnocephalus cernua

Percidae

12 cm

solitary

carnivorous

honey sucker

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

13 cm

solitary

herbivorous

Jinshaia sinensis

Balitoridae

7 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

jungle perch

Kuhlia rupestris

25 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

ide

Leuciscus idus

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Macropodus ocellatus

Osphronemidae

6 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

paradisefish

Macropodus opercularis

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

It is equipped with gills and respiratory organs, so it can breathe underwater or on the surface. In breeding season, it built a nest with viscous bubbles that shelters the eggs. It easily breeds in captivity and there are several farmed species.

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Catostomidae

60 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

Opsariichthys evolans

Xenocyprididae

8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

topmouth gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

8 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

spotfin swamp barb

Puntius sophore

18 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Rhinogobius maculafasciatus

Gobiidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous

Rhinogobius zhoui

Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

rosy bitterling

Rhodeus ocellatus

5 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Schistura vinciguerrae

Nemacheilidae

7 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Sewellia lineolata

Balitoridae

6 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Gobiidae

10 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Sicyopus zosterophorus

Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

golden zebra loach

Sinibotia pulchra

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Sinibotia robusta

Cobitidae

12 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

Stiphodon atropurpureus

Gobiidae

4 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Stiphodon imperiorientis

Gobiidae

4 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

white cloud mountain minnow

Tanichthys albonubes

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

banded archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

20 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Yaoshania pachychilus

Balitoridae

4 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

Zacco platypus

Xenocyprididae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

China - List of fishes

sterlet sturgeon

Ambassis interruptus

Anguilla marmorata

golden barb

Beaufortia leveretti

goldfish

small snakehead

Crossocheilus latius

grass carp

common carp

Glossogobius illimis

gudgeon

Gymnocephalus cernua

honey sucker

Jinshaia sinensis

jungle perch

ide

Macropodus ocellatus

paradisefish

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Opsariichthys evolans

topmouth gudgeon

spotfin swamp barb

Rhinogobius maculafasciatus

Rhinogobius zhoui

rosy bitterling

Schistura vinciguerrae

Sewellia lineolata

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Sicyopus zosterophorus

golden zebra loach

Sinibotia robusta

Stiphodon atropurpureus

Stiphodon imperiorientis

white cloud mountain minnow

banded archerfish

Yaoshania pachychilus

Zacco platypus

sterlet sturgeon

Ambassis interruptus

Anguilla marmorata

golden barb

Beaufortia leveretti

goldfish

small snakehead

Crossocheilus latius

grass carp

common carp

Glossogobius illimis

gudgeon

Gymnocephalus cernua

honey sucker

Jinshaia sinensis

jungle perch

ide

Macropodus ocellatus

paradisefish

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Opsariichthys evolans

topmouth gudgeon

spotfin swamp barb

Rhinogobius maculafasciatus

Rhinogobius zhoui

rosy bitterling

Schistura vinciguerrae

Sewellia lineolata

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Sicyopus zosterophorus

golden zebra loach

Sinibotia robusta

Stiphodon atropurpureus

Stiphodon imperiorientis

white cloud mountain minnow

banded archerfish

Yaoshania pachychilus

Zacco platypus

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