Aphyocypris chinensis
| Aphyocypris chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Aphyocypris |
| Species: | A. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphyocypris chinensis Günther, 1868
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Aphyocypris chinensis, the Chinese bleak, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] This species is found in southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Pearl River drainage of China.[1] The maximum published total length for the Chinese bleak is 6 cm (2.4 in).[3]
The species Aphyocypris chinensis can be diagnosed by having a sub-superior mouth, with no barbel, and no knob on the anterior medium of the lower jaw fitting into a notch in the upper jaw, a keel between the base of the pelvic fin and the anus, and an incomplete lateral line or its absence.[4]
References
- ^ a b Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Aphyocypris chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T166174A6186906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T166174A6186906.en. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyocypris chinensis". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Zhu, Y., Zhao, Y., & Huang, K. (2013). Aphyocypris pulchrilineata, a new miniature cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi, China. Ichthyological Research, 60(3), 232–236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-013-0338-y