新疆大头鱼

新疆大頭魚

xīnjiāngdàtóuyú

noun

Measure Word

一条新疆大头鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 Xinjiang bighead fish (Aspiorhynchus laticeps); Tarim schizothoracin

Characters

border (part of 新疆 Xinjiang)

Examples

HSK 7-9

新疆大头鱼是塔里木河流域特有的珍稀鱼类。

Xīnjiāngdàtóuyú shì Tǎlǐmù Hé liúyù tèyǒu de zhēnxī yúlèi.

The Xinjiang bighead fish is a rare species endemic to the Tarim River basin.

HSK 7-9

由于水利工程和过度捕捞,新疆大头鱼已极度濒危。

Yóuyú shuǐlì gōngchéng hé guòdù bǔlāo, Xīnjiāngdàtóuyú yǐ jídù bīnwēi.

Due to water projects and overfishing, the Xinjiang bighead fish is critically endangered.

Tips

culture

Also called 扁吻鱼, this is the only Aspiorhynchus species. Once the apex predator of the Tarim River, populations collapsed in the 20th century; it is now a Category I nationally protected species in China.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

疆 jiāng

大 dà

头 tóu

鱼 yú