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Georgian bitterling

The Georgian bitterling is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia. It was originally described by Nina Gidalevna Bogutskaya and Alexey Mikhailovich Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).

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Georgian bitterling
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Rhodeus
Species:
R. colchicus
Binomial name
Rhodeus colchicus
Bogutskaya & Komlev, 2001

The Georgian bitterling (Rhodeus colchicus) is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia. It was originally described by Nina Gidalevna Bogutskaya and Alexey Mikhailovich Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).2

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  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Rhodeus colchicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T19449294A19849729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19449294A19849729.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus colchicus". FishBase. February 2007 version.