Pacific redfin
Species of fish
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The Pacific redfin (Pseudaspius brandtii) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found from the Siberian Pacific Coast through coastal Japan.
| Pacific redfin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae |
| Genus: | Pseudaspius |
| Species: | P. brandtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudaspius brandtii (Dybowski, 1872) | |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802–1879).[3]
