Zacco platypus
| Zacco platypus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Zacco |
| Species: | Z. platypus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | |
The pale chub, (Zacco platypus) is a species of fish native to rivers and streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) but usually grow up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in).[1] Its diet consists of zooplankton, invertabrates, fish, and debris.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Zacco platypus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.