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Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Rhodeus: Greek, rhodeos, a,-on = rose (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard Gordon Smith (1858–1919) was an English traveller, sportsman (animal hunter) and naturalist who spent time in France, Canada, Norway, Sri Lanka, Burma, New Guinea, Fiji, China, Singapore, and Japan, largely as the result of falling out with [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20. Temperate; 10°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614)
Asia: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Female has an ovipositor which is used to deposit eggs inside bivalves. Young remain in the bivalve until they can swim (Ref. 43281).
Arai, R., S.-R. Jeon and T. Ueda, 2001. Rhodeus pseudosericeus sp. nov., a new bitterling fom South Korea (Cyprinidae, Acheilognathinae). Ichthyol. Res. 48(3):275-282. (Ref. 40967)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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