Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. It reaches 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length and 4 kg (8.8 lb) in weight.
Wikipedia contributors, Mongolian redfin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:17:16.486339+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Chanodichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyXenocypridinae Günther, 1868
- genusChanodichthys Bleeker, 1860
- speciesChanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chanodichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chanodichthys abramoides (Dybowski, 1872) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Culter rutilus Dybowski, 1872 Dybowski, 1872 | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolensis elongatus He & Liu, 1980 He & Liu, 1980 | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolicus elongatus He & Liu, 1980 He & Liu, 1980 | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolicus qionghaiensis Ding, 1990 Ding, 1990 | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolicus mongolicus Ding, 1990 Ding, 1990 | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolensis | synonym |
| Erythroculter mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Basilewsky, 1855) | synonym |
| Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 Basilewsky, 1855 | synonym |
| Culter mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 Basilewsky, 1855 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020530 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TM5Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.