Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Rhodeus Higher classification Rhodeus | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Rhodeus lighti Rank Species | |
Similar Rhodeus, Cyprinidae, Rhodeus sinensis, Cypriniformes | ||
Rhodeus lighti, Light's bitterling, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in Russia and China, from the Amur River basin to southern China. It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus lighti by H.W. Wu in 1931, and has also been described in scientific literature as Rhodeus lighti lighti.
The fish reaches a length up to 5.2 cm (2.0 in), and is native to freshwater habitats with 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.
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