| Hemiculter bleekeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hemiculter |
| Species: | H. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiculter bleekeri Warpachowski, 1887 |
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Hemiculter bleekeri is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River basin, Yangtze River basin, and the Yellow River basin in China. It was originally described by N. A. Warpachowski in 1887, and has also been referred to as Hemiculter bleekeri bleekeri in scientific literature.
The fish reaches a size of up to 17.0 centimetres (6.7 in). Its diet primarily consists of plants and detritus.