“…To date, most studies on the Chinese sucker have focused on several topics, including its resource status and artificial breeding (Songliang et al, 2002;Adeoba et al, 2019), its non-specific immunity (Zhang et al, 2009(Zhang et al, , 2021, its genetic diversity and mitochondrial genome (Chen, 2013;Liu et al, 2018), and its feed application (Guo et al, 2016;Jianhua et al, 2016;Li et al, , 2019Lu et al, 2020). As the conservation value of this species has become increasingly prominent, related research has gradually expanded.…”