Lake minnow
Appearance
Lake minnow | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae |
Genus: | Rhynchocypris |
Species: | R. percnurus
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1814)
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The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a Eurasian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish.[2] It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe (Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) and Asia (northern China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia).[1]
Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rhynchocypris percnurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T17066A6795295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17066A6795295.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchocypris percnurus". Fishbase. November 2014 version.
- ^ "Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas 1814) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.