Rhodeus fangi
Rhodeus fangi is a subtropical freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the Pearl River, Yangtze River in China. It was originally described as Pararhodeus fangi by C.P. Miao in 1934.[2]
| Rhodeus fangi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Rhodeus |
| Species: | R. fangi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodeus fangi (Miao, 1934) | |
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When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
References
- Zhao, H. (2011). "Rhodeus fangi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T166055A6179510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166055A6179510.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Rhodeus fangi" in FishBase. February 2007 version.
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