Chinese minnow
| Chinese minnow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae |
| Genus: | Rhynchocypris |
| Species: | R. oxycephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The Chinese minnow (Rhynchocypris oxycephalus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes.[2] It is found from the Amur river in the north to the Yangtze in China in the south.
References
[edit]- ↑ Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Rhynchocypris oxycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T159709916A159709987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T159709916A159709987.en. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhynchocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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