Biology:Georgian bitterling
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Short description: Species of fish
| Georgian bitterling | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. colchicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus colchicus Bogutskaya & Komlev, 2001
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The Georgian bitterling (Rhodeus colchicus) is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Acheilognathinae of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia. It was originally described by Bogutskaya & Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Rhodeus colchicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2014: e.T19449294A19849729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19449294A19849729.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19449294/0. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Rhodeus colchicus" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753865 entry
