Claim: Zacco platypus has a moderately large head with moderately large eyes and  has an elongated body that is more compressed on one of its end.
Evidence: The pale chub has a moderately large head with moderately large eyes that are located on the upper side of the head. The pale chub has an elongated body that is more compressed at the posterior end. The pale chub, (Zacco platypus), also known as pale bleak or fresh-water sprat, is a species of fish native to rivers and streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam.