Hemiculterella sauvagei
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| Hemiculterella sauvagei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Hemiculterella |
| Species: | H. sauvagei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski, 1888[2] | |
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Hemiculterella sauvagei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] This fish lives in inland wetlands[3] of China.[4][3] It has a maximum length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) and a common length of 12.0 centimetres (4.7 in).[4] Its numbers are declining; however, it is not considered threatened or endangered.[3]
