| Chinese mud carp | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhinus |
| Species: | C. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhinus chinensis Günther, 1868 |
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Chinese mud carp (Cirrhinus chinensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus.
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Chinese mud carp are mainly distributed in Pearl River, Min River in People's Republic of China and Red River in Vietnam.
The Chinese standard name is traditional Chinese: 鯪魚; simplified Chinese: 鲮鱼; pinyin: língyú). It is called in Cantonese as traditional Chinese: 土鯪; simplified Chinese: 土鲮, traditional Chinese: 雪鯪; simplified Chinese: 雪鲮 or traditional Chinese: 雪公; simplified Chinese: 鲮公. Vietnamese name is cá trôi việt.
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Chinese mud carp is an important food fish in Guangdong Province. It is also cultured in this area and Taiwan.
Cantonese cuisine or Shunde cuisine often use this fish to make fish balls and dumplings. With douchi or Chinese fermented black beans (fried dace with salted black beans, for example), it is popular in Chinese society; it is served cooked with vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage.