Gobiocypris

Gobiocypris
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Gobionidae
Genus:	Gobiocypris M. R. Ye & T. Y. Fu, 1983
Species:	G. rarus
Binomial name
Gobiocypris rarus M. R. Ye & T. Y. Fu, 1983

Gobiocypris is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. ^[2] The only species in this genus is Gobiocypris rarus, a fish endemic to China where it is only found near Jiuxiang in Sichuan province.

Reproduction

The minimum age of reproduction is 4 months. Females reproduce during the months of March and November when temperatures are warmer. Gobiocypris rarus can produce a large number of eggs, with a high hatching rate. ^[3]

References

1. Zhang, E. & Chen, X.-Y. (2023). "Gobiocypris rarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T212878417A212878419. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212878417A212878419.en . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gobionidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
3. Xiong, Dongmei; Xie, Congxin; Xia, Lu (2007-09-14). "Threatened fishes of the world: Gobiocypris rarus Ye and Fu, 1983 (Cypinidae)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86 (1): 107. doi:10.1007/s10641-007-9284-8. ISSN   1573-5133. S2CID   39971274.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gobiocypris rarus". FishBase . August 2011 version.