Chinese minnow

Chinese minnow
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Pseudophoxinus oxycephalus Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
  • Phoxinus oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874)
  • Leuciscus costatus Fowler, 1899
  • Pseudaspius modestus D. S. Jordan & Metz, 1913
  • Moroco variegatus septentrionalis Mori, 1930
  • Phoxinus czekanowskii suifunensis Berg, 1932
  • Rhynchocypris variegata Günther, 1889

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & 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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