Oriental bellies

Vostrobryushki ( lat. Hemiculter ) - a genus of bead - finned fish of the cyprinidae family .

Oriental bellies
Vostrobrushki caught in the Amur .
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Secondary Type of: Chordate Subtype : Vertebrates Infratype : Maxillary Group : Fish Group : Bone fish Grade: Rayfin fish Subclass : Freshfishes Infraclass : Bony fish Squadron : Bone Bubble Series : Otophyses Subseries : Cypriniphysi Squad: Cyprinids Superfamily : Carp-like Family: Cyprinids Gender: Oriental bellies
International scientific name
Hemiculter Bleeker , 1860

The lateral line is peculiarly curved. On the belly from the throat to the anal fin there is a sharp keel (hence the name). They inhabit the waters of East Asia (south of the Amur basin). The length of the body does not exceed 20-25 cm.

In Russia, two species are found in the Amur basin , but are especially numerous in Lake Khanka . In the early 1980s, the Korean eastern belly was brought along with young herbivorous fish into the water bodies of Central Asia ^[1] .

In China, distributed south to Hong Kong , as well as on about. Taiwan

Vostrobryushki develop in the water column. They feed on planktonic crustaceans. Almost no commercial value, as a rule, accidentally become the catch of amateur fishermen .