Zacco platypus

Zacco platypus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Zacco
Species:
Z. platypus
Binomial name
Zacco platypus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus platypus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • Leuciscus macropus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
  • Leuciscus minor Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

The pale chub (Zacco platypus), also known as pale bleak or fresh-water sprat, is one of the most extensively distributed Asiatic cyprinids and is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and most of Southeast China. This species of fish is native to freshwater rivers and mountainous streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) but usually grow to 13 centimetres (5.1 in). Its diet consists of zooplankton, invertebrates, fish, and debris. It is an invasive species in Taiwan. Zacco platypus is called Oikawa オイカワ(追河、Opsariichthys platypus) in Japan.