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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Acheilognathidae Bitterlings

Genus: Rhodeus

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhodeus albomarginatus Asia 5.8 SL 2014
Rhodeus amarus European bitterling Europe 11.2 TL 1782
Rhodeus amurensis Asia 1967
Rhodeus atremius Kyushu bitterling Asia 6 TL 1914
Rhodeus colchicus Western Asia 6.8 SL 2001
Rhodeus fangi Asia 6.5 SL 1934
Rhodeus haradai Asia 5.6 SL 1990
Rhodeus laoensis Asia 4.7 SL 1998
Rhodeus lighti Light's bitterling Asia 7.2 TL 1931
Rhodeus meridionalis Europe 9.5 SL 1924
Rhodeus monguonensis Asia 1989
Rhodeus notatus Asia 4.9 TL 1929
Rhodeus ocellatus Rosy bitterling Asia 9.2 SL 1866
Rhodeus pseudosericeus Asia 6.1 SL 2001
Rhodeus rheinardti Asia 1883
Rhodeus sciosemus Asia 1914
Rhodeus sericeus Bitterling Asia. Amur basin and Sak 11 TL 1776
Rhodeus shitaiensis Asia 6.2 SL 2011
Rhodeus sinensis Asia 10.8 TL 1868
Rhodeus smithii Asia 6.5 TL 1908
Rhodeus spinalis Asia 10 TL 1926
Rhodeus suigensis Asia 1935
Rhodeus uyekii Asia 6.2 TL 1935



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