Scientific Name
Acrossocheilus paradoxus    

by: Fish Lab. RCBA
Nomenclater (Günther, 1868) 
Family F102  Cyprinidae
Holotype-Locality Taiwan 
Habitats Fresh Water  Economic Fish No 
Habitats Depth 0 - 10 M  Aquarium Fish Yes 
Poisonous Fish Yes  Edible Fish Yes 
Synonyms Acrossocheilus formosanus, Barbus paradoxus   
Reference Shen, S. C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. Tzeng CS (1996). The freshwater fishes of Taiwan. Taiwan Province Department of Education. Taichung. 183 p. Chen IS and Fang LS (1999). The fresh  許桂菁, 蔣鎮宇, 王建平, 麥愛堂 1999  文獻
Redlist Status Not in IUCN Redlist   
Common Name in Engulish Taiwan torrent carp; Taiwan striped barb  
Chinese Name transliteration tai wan shih bin, shih bin guang chun yu, shih ban, shih bin, ciou ban 
Distribution in Taiwan North、Middle、South、East 
Distribution in World Taiwan 
Max Lenth  20 cm 
Specimen List  ANSP49946Holotype. ANSP49947Holotype. ASIZP0056980. ASIZP0056981. ASIZP0056982. ASIZP0057062. ASIZP0057063. ASIZP0057282. ASIZP0057990. ASIZP0059635. ASIZP0062062. ASIZP0062067. ASIZP0062072. ASIZP0062077. ASIZP0062084. ASIZP0062088. ASIZP0062090. ASIZP0062933. ASIZP0065757. ASIZP0068772. ASIZP0068775. ASIZP0801315. ASIZP0911315. BMNH1865.5.2.20Lectotype. BMNH1865.5.2.21-23Paralectotype. BMNH1908.5.27.6-10Syntype. FRIP00022. FRIP21098. FRIP21146. NMMBP02628. NMMBP02759. NMMBP03928. NMMBP03932. NMMBP03987. NMMBP04019. NMMBP04020. NMMBP04621. NMMBP04622. NMMBP05879. NMMBP05885. NMMBP05889. NMMBP05894. NMMBP05903. NMMBP05906. NMMBP05909. NMMBP05924. NMMBP05936. ...List all 119... Download 119 records Download 119 records
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Characteristic Head moderately large. Snout short. Eye large, on upper side of head. Mouth moderately large, broad, at lower tip of snout; lip thick. Body elongated, slightly compressed, belly rounded; dorsal profile slightly arched; ventral profile horizontal to anus. Two pairs of barbels, maxillary barbels are longer than mandibular barbels at corner of mouth. Scales cycloid; lateral line complete. L.l.：39-42; dorsal fin rays：3+8; anal fin rays：3+5. Pelvic fin origin at midline between snout tip and caudal peduncle end; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pectoral and pelvic fins at lower side of body; caudal fin forked. Dark olive dorsally, side and belly silvery white. 7 vertically dark stripes on side, the younger, the more conspicuous. 
Habitats Primary freshwater fish, prefers running water with higher dissolved oxygen at higher and middle reaches. Polyphagia, feeds on diatom and aquatic insects. 
Distribution Endemic to western portion of Taiwan, had been introduced to eastern portion. 
Utility Popular with angling. Eggs toxic. 
The information about Characteristic, Habitats and Utility was Prepared By Chin-Tsian Tseng, 12/1/2004