Rhodeus colchicus

The Rhodeus colchicus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Rhodeus colchicus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia. It was originally described by Bogutskaya & Komlev in 2001. More

Rhodeus colchicus (Bogutskaya & Komlev 2001) was described recently based on some morphological differences from the common bitterling (R. amarus). More

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Rhodeus
Species : Rhodeus colchicus
Authority : Bogutskaya and Komlev, 2001