Russian bitterling

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Russian bitterling
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Acheilognathinae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. asmussii
Binomial name
Acheilognathus asmussii
(Dybowski, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Devario asmussiiDybowski, 1872
  • Acanthorhodeus asmussii(Dybowski, 1872)

The Russian bitterling (Acheilognathus asmussii), or spiny bitterling, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia, and is found in China and Russia.

It was originally described as Devario asmussii possibly in honor of German entomologist Eduard Assmuss (1838–1882) by Benedykt Dybowski in 1872. [1]

The fish will grow in length up to 16 centimetres (6.3 inches). It lives in a temperate climate in water with a temperature range of 18 to 22 °C (64 to 72 °F). It is of commercial importance for public aquariums.

When spawning, female hides eggs inside Cristaria mussels and the male fertilizes them externally. The pair do not guard the eggs.

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References

  1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.