Carassioides acuminatus

Carassioides acuminatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Carassioides
Species:	C. acuminatus
Binomial name
	Carassioides acuminatus; (J. Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
	Carassioides rhombeus Ōshima, 1926; Carpio cantonensis Heincke, 1892; Carrassioides cantonensis (Heincke, 1892); Cyprinion orientalis Vaillant, 1893; Cyprinus acuminatus Richardson, 1846; Cyprinus carassioides Richardson, 1846;

Carassioides acuminatus or black fish is a species of cyprinid fish in the subfamily Cyprininae.^[2] It is found in central and northern Vietnam and the Pearl River and Hainan in China. It may have been introduced into Laos.^[1] It occurs in slow flowing rivers with sandy or muddy beds. It has an omnivorous diet, including alga, insect larvae, zooplankton and organic detritus. It is sold in Vietnam for human consumption, where it valued as a food fish, and it is also used in aquaculture.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Freyhof, J.; Huckstorf, V.; Nguyen, T.H.T. (2012). "Carassioides acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166152A1115364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166152A1115364.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carassioides acuminatus". FishBase. June 2017 version.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Freyhof, J.; Huckstorf, V.; Nguyen, T.H.T. (2012). "Carassioides acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166152A1115364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166152A1115364.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Carassioides acuminatus". FishBase. June 2017 version.

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