Rhodeus amurensis
Species of fish
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Rhodeus amurensis is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in the Amur River and Lake Khanka in Asia, and is found in China and Russia.[2] It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus lighti amurensis by B.B. Vronsky in 1967, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as Rhodeus lighti amurensis.
| Rhodeus amurensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. amurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus amurensis (Vronsky, 1967) | |
The females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
