Chanodichthys dabryi

Chanodichthys dabryi, the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys. This freshwater species belongs to the family Xenocyprididae. The humpback 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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Xenocyprididae
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

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]