| Humpback | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Chanodichthys |
| Species: | C. dabryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chanodichthys dabryi (Bleeker, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. It is fished, but remains common. As presently defined, it is likely species complex. It reaches 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) in length and 700 g (1.5 lb) in weight.
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.
References
- ^ Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Chanodichthys dabryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T166109A6176093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166109A6176093.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chanodichthys dabryi". FishBase.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chanodichthys dabryi | |
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