Chanodichthys dabryi, the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys. This freshwater cyprinid is found in China and Russia where it ranges from the Amur River to the Yangtze.[1][2] It is fished, but remains common. As presently defined, it is likely species complex.[1] It reaches 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) in length and 700 g (1.5 lb) in weight.[2]

Humpback
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Chanodichthys
Species:
C. dabryi
Binomial name
Chanodichthys dabryi
(Bleeker, 1871)[2]
Synonyms
  • Culter dabryi Bleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter dabryi (Bleeker, 1871)
  • Culter hypselonotus Bleeker, 1871
  • Erythroculter hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871)

Etymology edit

Named in honor of Pierre Dabry de Thiersant (1826-1898), fish culturist, French counsel to China, and student of Chinese fishes, who sent specimens to the Muséum d’Histoire naturelle de Paris.[3]


References edit

  1. ^ a b c Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Chanodichthys dabryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T166109A6176093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166109A6176093.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Chanodichthys dabryi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.