Rhodeus smithii | 水產百科網

Rhodeussmithii,sometimesknownastheJapaneserosybitterling,Japanesebitterling,orNipponbaratanagoisatemperatefreshwaterfishbelongingtothe ...

Species of fish

Rhodeus smithii, sometimes known as the Japanese rosy bitterling, Japanese bitterling, or Nippon baratanago is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in stagnant waters in inland rivers in Japan. It was originally described as Achilognathus smithii by Charles Tate Regan in 1908, and is also referred to as Rhodeus ocellatus smithii in scientific literature.[2]

Named in honor of British traveler, sportsman and naturalist Richard Gordon Smith (1858-1918), who collected specimens in Japan for the British Museum (Natural History).[3]

It is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List.[1] The fish reaches a length up to 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in), and is native to freshwater habitats with a pH of 6.8 to 7.8, a hardness of 20 DH, ...