Rhodeus amurensis

Rhodeus amurensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rhodeus
Species: R. amurensis
Binomial name
Rhodeus amurensis
(Vronsky, 1967)

Rhodeus amurensis is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River and Lake Khanka in Asia, and is found in China and Russia.[1] It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus lighti amurensis by B.B. Vronsky in 1967, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as Rhodeus lighti amurensis.

The females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Rhodeus amurensis" in FishBase. February 2007 version.


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