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Rhodeus spinalis

Rhodeus spinalis is a subtropical freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates on Hainan Island and the Xijiang River basin in China, and may be native to portions of Vietnam. The fish reaches a length up to 10.0 cm (3.9 in). When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.

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Rhodeus spinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Rhodeus
Species:
R. spinalis
Binomial name
Rhodeus spinalis
Ōshima, 1926
Synonyms2
  • Pseudoperilampus hainanensis Nichols & Pope, 1927
  • Rhodeus ocellatus vietnamensis Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
  • Rhodeus vietnamensis Mai, 1978

Rhodeus spinalis is a subtropical freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates on Hainan Island and the Xijiang River basin in China, and may be native to portions of Vietnam. The fish reaches a length up to 10.0 cm (3.9 in). When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.3

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References

  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Rhodeus spinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T166962A1157470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166962A1157470.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus spinalis". FishBase. February 2007 version.