The Russian bitterling (Acheilognathus asmussii), or spiny bitterling, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia, and is found in China and Russia.
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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: | Acheilognathus |
| Species: | A. asmussii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acheilognathus asmussii (Dybowski, 1872)
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It was originally described as Devario asmussii possibly in honor of German entomologist Eduard Assmuss (1838–1882) by Benedykt Dybowski in 1872.[1]
The fish will grow in length up to 16 centimetres (6.3 inches). It lives in a temperate climate in water with a temperature range of 18 to 22 °C (64 to 72 °F). It is of commercial importance for public aquariums.
When spawning, female hides eggs inside Cristaria mussels and the male fertilizes them externally. The pair do not guard the eggs.
References
edit- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acheilognathus asmussii". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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