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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Catostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Myxocyprininae Fowler, 1958 |
| Genus: | Myxocyprinus (T. N. Gill, 1878) |
| Species: | M. asiaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Myxocyprinus asiaticus (Bleeker, 1864)
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Myxocyprinus is a monotypic genus of freshwater fish in the monotypic subfamily Myxocyprininae within the family Catostomidae.[3][4] The only species is Myxocyprinus asiaticus, also known as the Chinese sucker.[3]
It is a popular freshwater aquarium fish[5] known under various common names, including Chinese high-fin banded shark,[6] Chinese banded shark, Chinese sailfin sucker,[7] high-fin (also spelled hi-fin[8]) banded loach, high-fin loach, Chinese high-fin sucker, sailfin sucker, topsail sucker, Asian sucker, wimple carp, wimple,[7] freshwater batfish, Hilsa herring, rough fish, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin shark, Chinese or Asian zebra high-fin sucker,[5] Chinese emperor, Siamese sucker,[9] Chinese banded shark,[10] and entsuyui in Japanese. Despite its common names, it bears no relation to real sharks.[11] It grows to about 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) long[12] and is unsuitable for most home aquariums.[13][7]
It has declined drastically due to pollution, dams (preventing its natural breeding migration), overfishing, introduced species and collection for the aquarium trade.[13][7][11] As a consequence it has been placed on the Chinese list of endangered species and is a state protected species.[13][11]
- ^ Zhao, Y.; Zhang, E.; Wang, X.; Chen, X.; Jiang, Z.-G. (2023). "Myxocyprinus asiaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T203326418A203326423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T203326418A203326423.en. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Myxocyprinus asiaticus (Bleeker, 1864)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Myxocyprinus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Myxocyprinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b Freshwater batfish, Whozoo.org, December 1999, retrieved on: August 21, 2007 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chinese high fin banded shark, Chinese sucker - Myxocyprinus asiaticus". Aquaticcommunity.com.
- ^ a b c d Lundie, Adam. Myxocyprinus asiaticus, Fishprofiles.com, 2007, retrieved on: August 21, 2007.
- ^ "Photos of large hi-fin shark?". AquariumCentral.com.
- ^ Chinese emperor, WhoZoo.org, 2000, retrieved on: August 21, 2007 Archived February 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chinese banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus), Aqua-Fish.net, 2007, retrieved on: August 21, 2007
- ^ a b c Koga, James S. Chinese high fin banded shark Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Cal Poly Pomona, September 2003. Retrieved on 21 August 2007
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
recordwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c SeriouslyFish: Myxocyprinus asiaticus. Retrieved 9 May 2013