Small-scaled yellowfin [1] or Amur yellowfin feather [1] ( lat. Plagiognathops microlepis ) is a species of ray-finned fish of the cyprinid family, the only representative of the genus yellowfin ( Plagiognathops ).
| Small Scale Yellowfin |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Gender: | Yellowfin ( Plagiognathops Berg , 1907 ) |
| View: | Small Scale Yellowfin |
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| International scientific name |
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Plagiognathops microlepis
( Bleeker , 1871 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 166128 |
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It reaches in favorable conditions a length of 70 cm and a weight of 6 kg. Life expectancy is about 6 years.
It is common in the beds of flat rivers and large lakes in the Amur basin . It occurs from the Amur basin in the north to South China ( Guangzhou ) in the south.
It feeds on detritus and aquatic vegetation, sometimes algae.
The small-scaled yellowfin reaches puberty at 4–5 years of age with a body length of 35 cm and a weight of about 700 grams. Spawns annually on the Amur in July.
The species is listed in the Red Book of Russia.
