Rhodeus amurensis is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River and Lake Khanka in Asia, and is found in China and Russia.[1] 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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. amurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus amurensis (Vronsky, 1967)
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The females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus amurensis". FishBase. February 2007 version.
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