Chinese Mud Carp
| Chinese mud carp | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhinus |
| Species: | C. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhinus chinensis Günther, 1868 |
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The Chinese mud carp (Cirrhinus chinensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus.
Description
Chinese mud carp are mainly distributed in Pearl and Min Rivers in the People's Republic of China and the Red River in Vietnam.
The Chinese standard name is traditional Chinese: 鯪魚; simplified Chinese: 鲮鱼; pinyin: língyú). It is called in Cantonese as traditional Chinese: 土鯪; simplified Chinese: 土鲮, traditional Chinese: 雪鯪; simplified Chinese: 雪鲮 or traditional Chinese: 雪公; simplified Chinese: 鲮公. Vietnamese name is cá trôi việt.
Synonyms :
- Labeo collaris Nichols and Pope, 1927
- Cirrhinus melanostigma Myers, 1931
- Cirrhinus chinensis Bǎnǎrescu, 1972
Relationship with humans
Chinese mud carp is an important food fish in Guangdong Province. It is also cultured in this area and Taiwan.
Cantonese and Shunde cuisines often use this fish to make fish balls and dumplings.
It can be used with douchi or Chinese fermented black beans in a dish called fried dace with salted black beans. It can be served cooked with vegetables such as Chinese cabbage.
External links
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cirrhinus chinensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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