Pacific redfin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae |
Genus: | Pseudaspius |
Species: | P. brandtii |
Binomial name | |
Pseudaspius brandtii (Dybowski, 1872) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The Pacific redfin (Pseudaspius brandtii) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found from the Siberian Pacific Coast through coastal Japan.
The fish is named in honor of German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802–1879). [3]