Rhodeus smithii
| Rhodeus smithii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. smithii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus smithii (Regan, 1908) | |
Rhodeus smithii is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in stagnant waters in inland rivers in Japan. It was originally described as Achilognathus smithii by Charles Tate Regan in 1908, and is also referred to as Rhodeus ocellatus smithii in scientific literature.[2] It is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List.[1] The fish reaches a length up to 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in), and is native to freshwater habitats with a pH of 6.8 to 7.8, a hardness of 20 DH, and a temperature of 10 to 25 °C (50 to 77 °F). When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
References
- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Rhodeus ocellatus ssp. smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Rhodeus smithii" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
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