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Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1866)

Rosy bitterling
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Japan country information

Common names: Nippon-bara-tanago, Tairiku-baratanago, Tairiku-bara-tanago
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Kanto Plain, Lake Biwa, and the Yodo and Kiso Rivers (Ref. 559). Also Ref. 1739, 41299. Status of threat in the 2005 Red Data Book of Shiga Prefecture as Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus: extinct (Ref. 79825). Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 94887).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S. and Y. Nagata, 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Rose bitterling, Nippon-bara-tanago, 济南鳑鲏, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Rhodeus: Greek, rhodeos, a,-on = rose (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.0; dH range: 10 - 15.   Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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