Rhodeus sinensis
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| Rhodeus sinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus sinensis Günther, 1868 | |
Rhodeus sinensis is a subtropical freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originated in inland rivers in China, and has been introduced as an exotic species in Afghanistan. The fish reaches a length up to 5.2 cm (2.0 in), and is native to freshwater habitats with a pH of 6.8 to 7.8, a hardness of 20 DH, and a temperature of 10 to 25 °C (50 to 77 °F). When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.[2]
