Scientific Name	Microphysogobio alticorpus   Pronounce			by: Yung-Ching Chang
Author	Banarescu & Nalbant, 1968	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	高身小鰾鮈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	高身小鰾鮈
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	車栓仔、高身棒花魚、高身鐮柄魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	Middle、South
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Small stream and roadside ditch near Chia-I-Hsien, w. coastal plain of Taiwan Agriculture area, Taiwan
Synonyms	Microphysogobio brevirostris alticorpus
Reference	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)  Banarescu, P.M. etc. 1968 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳聖宗 2001 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0072610. ASIZP0072611. ASIZP0072612. ASIZP0805293. ASIZP0805294. ASIZP0805295. ASIZP0915293. ASIZP0915294. ASIZP0915295. NMMBP05887. NMMBP05891. NMMBP05901. NMMBP05911. NMMBP05921. NMMBP06079. NMNSF00196. NMNSF00276. NMNSF00278. NMNSF00281. NMNSF00290. NMNSF00356. NMNSF00716. NMNSF00731. NMNSF00734. NMNSF00742. NMNSF00753. NMNSF00878. NMNSF00936. NMNSF00965. NMNSF01022. NMNSF01352. NMNSF01472. NMNSF01483. NMNSF01507. NMNSF01546. NTHUB01672. NTHUB01673. USNM00192926Holotype. USNM00202592Paratype. ...List all 48 records...
Barcode	2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Deep-body gudgeon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::LC
Characteristic	Head moderately large. Snout short, blunt. Mouth inferior, arched and small, posterior end distant from anterior end of eye; well developed papillae on extended lips. One pair of mandibular barbells at corner of mouth. Body cylindrical, elongated, posterior laterally compressed; ventral profile horizontal to origin of anal; dorsal arched. Scales moderately large, cycloid; ventral surface of head, thorax and abdomen naked; lateral line scales complete. L.l.：35-37; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pectoral fin rays：1+12-13; pelvic fin rays：1+7; anal fin rays：2+6; pectoral and pelvic fins laterally expanded; pectoral fins end distant from pelvic fin origin; caudal fin forked. Pelvic fin origin at middle between snout tip and caudal peduncle end, posterior tip extended over anus. Dark brown dorsally; silver white ventrally. A dark longitudinal stripe on middle of side; irregular dark blotches along back. A conspicuous spot on caudal peduncle end. All fins slightly transparent, pair fins turn to red in breeding season.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, inhabits in slightly fast running water with high dissolved oxygen of lower and middle reaches. Benthic, prefers to form schools. Polyphagia, feeds on aquatic insects and diatom on rock.
Distribution	Endemic to western portion of Taiwan, can be found from Taan River to Kaoping River.
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