Biology:Lake minnow
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Short description: Species of fish
| Lake minnow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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. This species also reproduces sexually.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17066/6795295. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Rhynchocypris percnurus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ "Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas 1814) - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/356796.
Wikidata ☰ Q168378 entry
