Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846. It is the type species for the genus Acheilognathus.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
Genus: | Acheilognathus |
Species: | A. rhombeus
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When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acheilognathus rhombeus". FishBase. February 2007 version.