Parabramis pekinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)
White amur bream
Parabramis pekinensis
photo by CAFS

 Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cultrinae
 Max. size:  55 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4,100.0 g; max. reported age: 17 years
 Environment:  benthopelagic, amphidromous
 Distribution:  Asia: Basin of the Amur, from Blagoveshchensk to the very mouths. Sungari, Ussuri, Lake Khanka, Liao. China south to Shanghai and Ningpo.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Feeds on higher aquatic plants. Its flesh is tasty but very bony. One of the most important commercial fishes of China (Ref. 1441).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Orlov, Alexei - 27.03.06
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 14.01.03

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