Scientific Name	Distoechodon tumirostris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Peters, 1881	Depth	10 - 20M
Chinese	圓吻鯝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	圓吻鯝
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	更魚、憨魚、甘仔魚、鯃魚、阿嬤魚
Distribution in World	China、Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Ningpo [now Ningbo], China
Synonyms	Xenocypris compressus, Xenocypris tumirostris, Xenocypris tumirostris multispinnis
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)  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	ASIZP0058454. ASIZP0060267. ASIZP0060329. ASIZP0061735. ASIZP0072575. ASIZP0072576. ASIZP0072577. ASIZP0074968. ASIZP0805258. ASIZP0805259. ASIZP0805260. ASIZP0806515. ASIZP0900051. ASIZP0915258. ASIZP0915259. ASIZP0915260. ASIZP0916515. FRIP01354. NMNSF00749. NMNSF01318. NTMP0571. NTOUP200802-191.
Barcode	2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,83% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Round-snout nose；Round snout
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::VU
Characteristic	Head small, laterally compressed. Snout blunt. Eye small, snout length longer than eye diameter. Mouth inferior, well developed horny sheath on anterior margin of chin. Barbels absent. Body compressed, body depth high; dorsal and ventral profile slightly arched; caudal peduncle slender. Scales cycloid, small; lateral line complete. L.l.：69-84; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pectoral fin rays：1+15-16; pelvic fin rays：1+8; anal fin rays：3+9-10. Dorsal fin origin above pelvic fin origin, at midline between snout tip and caudal peduncle end; pectoral fin end close to pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin at lower side of body; caudal fin forked. Olive grayish dorsally, side and belly silvery white. Dorsal fin and caudal fin grayish, paired fin base canary yellow.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, prefers deep pools with slow running water, can be found in lakes and backwaters of rivers, demersal, form schools. Herbivorous, feeds on diatom.
Distribution	Distributed to eastern China and northern Taiwan.
Utility	Non. Endangered.