# IHB-CAS

its Yangtze fish and aquatic DNA barcode database covers 97% of Yangtze fish species; eDNA has revealed Chinese sturgeon spawning migration below the Gezhouba Dam and characterized pathogens in Yangtze finless-porpoise habitat, feeding the 2021-2030 fishing-ban mid-term assessment.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/ihb-cas/
Updated: 2026-06-30

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IHB-CAS) | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/au_1/profile/ |
| Research focus | Freshwater fish taxonomy, phylogeny, adaptive evolution, aquatic biodiversity conservation, eDNA monitoring, and fish genomics | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/research/centers/abeec/abcru/202407/t20240705_672616.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186772.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186792.html |
| Facility | Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences, Baiji Dolphinarium, National Aquatic Biological Resource Center, Freshwater Algae Culture Collection, Center for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Aquatic Life Sciences, and Analysis and Testing Center | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/au_1/profile/, http://english.ihb.cas.cn/research/platforms/rp/202012/t20201205_256087.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186772.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186792.html |
| Grant | EU projects, National Natural Science Foundation of China (including key programs and creative research groups), CAS Strategic Priority Research Programs, and various national 863/973 projects [medium confidence] | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/au_1/profile/, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186792.html |
| Publications | Over 282 papers by the Fish Taxonomy and Evolution research group; Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica (monthly journal) and Water Biology and Security (quarterly journal) hosted by the institute | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/au_1/profile/, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186792.html |
| Principal staff | PIs include He Shunping, Zhang E, and Xie Zhicai; Liu Fei is an associate researcher | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/research/centers/abeec/abcru/202407/t20240705_672616.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186772.html, http://ihb.cas.cn/jgsz_1/kybm/yjzx/ssswdyxyzybhyjzx_172030/ssswdyx/202406/t20240611_7186792.html, https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/cas_media/202507/t20250715_1047387.shtml |
| Headcount | 761 graduate students and 118 postdoctoral fellows as of June 2026 | http://english.ihb.cas.cn/au_1/profile/ |

Independent sources: english.cas.cn

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