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title: "Taiwan Torrent Carp"
description: "Acrossocheilus paradoxus — Pesci. Acrossocheilus paradoxus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus from Taiwan and China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/taiwan-torrent-carp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwan Torrent Carp

> Acrossocheilus paradoxus — Pesci. Acrossocheilus paradoxus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus from Taiwan and China.

- Scientific name: *Acrossocheilus paradoxus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1792
- Wikidata: [Q3769720](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3769720)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128306](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128306)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Torrent Carp
- de: Taiwanbarbe

## Countries with the most observations

TW (1702)

## Summary

Acrossocheilus paradoxus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus from Taiwan and China. It is used for food and kept as an ornamental fish.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrossocheilus_paradoxus

## Photo

![Taiwan Torrent Carp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-torrent-carp/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298657691

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-torrent-carp?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).