Scientific Name	Zacco platypus   Pronounce			by: ©Nian-Hong Jang-Liaw, et al.
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	平頜鱲	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	寬鰭鱲
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	溪哥仔(幼魚及雌魚)、青貓(雄)、寬鰭鱲、日本溪哥、溪哥仔(臺東)
Distribution in World	Taiwan、Japan、East Asia Continent	Distribution in Taiwan	North、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Barilius acutipinnis, Leuciscus macropus, Leuciscus minor, Leuciscus platypus, Opsariichthys acanthogenys, Squaliobarbus panwingi, Zacco acanthogenys, Zacco macrolepis, Zacco macrophthalmus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳&方, 1999)；臺灣淡水魚類-壹 鯉形目(陳＆張, 2005)；臺灣河川溪流的指標魚類 第一卷 初級淡水魚類（陳義雄, 2009）  Nakamura, K. 1952 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0057983. ASIZP0062093. ASIZP0062095. ASIZP0064645. ASIZP0064646. ASIZP0072631. ASIZP0074152. ASIZP0074153. ASIZP0074182. ASIZP0074298. ASIZP0074651. ASIZP0805314. ASIZP0915314. FRIP01215. FRIP21147. NMMBP02934. NMMBP04371. NMMBP05226. NMMBP05463. NMMBP05482. NMMSTP00685. NMNSF00078. NMNSF00570. NMNSF00651. NMNSF00654. NMNSF00718. NMNSF00723. NMNSF00752. NMNSF00934. NMNSF00963. NMNSF01103. NMNSF01120. NMNSF01126-A. NMNSF01126-F. NMNSF01134-A. NMNSF01134-F. NMNSF01144. ...List all 85 records...
Common Name	Pale chub; Minnow; Freshwater minnow
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Head moderately large. Eye moderately large, on upper side of head. Mouth oblique; posterior end of upper jaw reaches anterior margin of eye. Body elongated, posterior laterally compressed; dorsal and ventral profile slightly arched. Barbels absent. Scales moderately large, cycloid; lateral line complete and curved above pelvic fin origin; head naked. L.l.：43-45; predorsal scales：16-18; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pelvic fin rays：1+8; anal fin rays：3+8-9. Dorsal fin origin near midline between snout tip and caudal peduncle end; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin at lower side of body; anal fin rays long, the longest reaches caudal peduncle end; caudal fin forked. Dark grayish dorsally, side and belly silvery white. 10 or more vertically bluish stripes on side of spawning male.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, prefers running water at middle reaches. Occasionally form schools. Polyphagia, feeds on small aquatic animals and diatom.
Distribution	Extensively distributed to Eastern Asia, including eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Populations of Taiwan were restricted in northwestern Taiwan.
Utility	Popular with angling and aquarium (male).