Aphyocypris chinensis
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| 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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| 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]
