Lake minnow

The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes.^[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]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Leuciscidae

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Lake minnow
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pseudaspininae
Genus:	Rhynchocypris
Species:	R. percnurus
Binomial name
Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
Cyprinus percnurus Pallas, 1814 Cyprinus perenurus (Pallas, 1814) Phoxinus percnurus (Pallas, 1814) Phoxinus perenurus (Pallas, 1814) Eupallasella percnurus (Pallas, 1814) Leuciscus dauricus Valenciennes, 1844 Phoxinus jelskii Dybowski, 1869 Phoxinus perenurus var. dauricus Dybowski, 1877 Phoxinus laevis var. punctatus Benecke, 1880 Phoxinus stagnalis Warpachowski, 1886 Phoxinus altus Warpachowski, 1887 Phoxinus sabanejewi Warpachowski, 1887 Phoxinus variabilis Warpachowski, 1887 Phoxinus crucifer Gratzianov, 1907 Phoxinus dybowskii Lorec & Wolski 1910 Phoxinus percnurus sarykul Ruzsky, 1926 Phoxinus percnurus gdaniensis Berg, 1932 Phoxinus czekanowskii posnaniensis Berg, 1932 Phoxinus percnurus occidentalis Kaj, 1954

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Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm (7.3 in).^[3]