Carassioides acuminatus

Description

Carassioides acuminatus or black fish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Carassioides. It is found in central and northern Vietnam and the Pearl River and Hainan in China. It may have been introduced into Laos. It occurs in slow flowing rivers with sandy or muddy beds. It has an omnivorous diet, including alga, insect larvae, zooplankton and organic detritus. It is sold in Vietnam for human consumption, where it valued as a food fish, and it is also used in aquaculture. It is the type species of the genus Carassioides.