Rhodeus sciosemus

Rhodeus sciosemus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Rhodeus
Species:	R. sciosemus
Binomial name
	Rhodeus sciosemus; (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914)
Synonyms
	Acanthorhodeus sciosemus Jordan & Thompson, 1914;

Rhodeus sciosemus is a subtropical freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings.¹ It originates in inland rivers in Japan. It was originally described as Acanthorhodeus sciosemus by Jordan & Thompson in 1914. When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.²

References

Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhodeus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus sciosemus". FishBase. February 2007 version.

[Cof_genus-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhodeus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus sciosemus". FishBase. February 2007 version.

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