Pseudorasbora

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Pseudorasbora
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Stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gobionidae
Genus: Pseudorasbora
Bleeker, 1860 [1]
Type species
Leuciscus pusillus
Synonyms [1]

Pseudorasbora is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] These fishes are native to eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Siberia. [2] P. parva, has been introduced to regions outside its native range and is considered invasive. [3]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gobionidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Kawase, S.; Hosoya, K. (2015). "Pseudorasbora pugnax, a new species of minnow from Japan, and redescription of P. pumila (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (4): 289–298.
  3. ↑ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Pseudorasbora parva". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166136A1114203. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudorabora". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 March 2025.


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