Aphyocypris chinensis

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Aphyocypris chinensis
hinamoroko(Chu Zhu Zi , Chinese bleak) Aphyocypris chinensis.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species:
A. chinensis
Binomial name
Aphyocypris chinensis
Günther, 1868
Synonyms [2]
  • Fusania ensarca D. S. Jordan & Starks 1905
  • Rhodeus chosenicus D. S. Jordan & Metz 1913
  • Caraspius agilis Nichols, 1925
  • Aphyocypris shantung chinensis Nichols, 1930
  • Aphyocyprioides typus D. S. Tang, 1942

Aphyocypris chinensis, the Chinese bleak, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. [2] This species is found in southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Pearl River drainage of China. [1] The maximum published total length for the Chinese bleak is 6 cm (2.4 in). [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Aphyocypris chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T166174A6186906. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166174A6186906.en . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyocypris chinensis". FishBase . October 2024 version.