Rhodeus spinalis

When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.

The Rhodeus spinalis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish environment.

Rhodeus spinalis is a subtropical freshwater and brackish water fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates on Hainan Island and the Xijiang River basin in China, and is suspected of being native to portions of Vietnam. More

Rhodeus spinalis is a subtropical freshwater and brackish water fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. More

Common names

Hořavka hajnanská in Czech (česky)
Rhodeus spinalis in Catalan (Català)
刺鰭鰟鲏 in Mandarin Chinese
刺鳍鳑鲏 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Rhodeus
Species : Rhodeus spinalis
Authority : Oshima, 1926