Mongolian redfin

The Mongolian redfin (Chanodichthys mongolicus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Chanodichthys, a genus belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This fish is found in China, Russia and Mongolia where it ranges from the Amur River south to the Yangtze and inland to Lake Buir and Kherlen River. There are also records from the Red River in Vietnam that probably are this species.^[1] It reaches 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length and 4 kg (8.8 lb) in weight.^[3]

Mongolian redfin
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. mongolicus
Binomial name
Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 Erythroculter mongolicus (Basilewsky 1855) Culter rutilus Dybowski, 1872 Erythroculter mongolicus elongatus J. C. He & Z. H. Liu, 1980