| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Schizothoracinae |
| Max. size: |
53.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,682.3 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Brahmaputra in Tibet (Ref. 32617) and Xizang Autonomous Region, China (Ref. 33800). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Mature adults undertake spawning migration to incoming streams where they breed amidst gravel and sandy beds (Ref. 40974). Herbivore, feeding on bottom detritus (Ref. 40974). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 30 April 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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