Light's bitterling

The fish reaches a size of up to 5.

The Light's bitterling, Rhodeus lighti, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in Russia and China, from the Amur River basin to southern China. It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus lighti by H.W. More

lightiThe Light's bitterling, Rhodeus lighti, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae ... More

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Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Rhodeus
Species : Rhodeus lighti
Authority : Wu, 1931

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Light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti)