Rhodeus sciosemus is a subtropical freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in inland rivers in Japan. It was originally described as Acanthorhodeus sciosemus by Jordan & Thompson in 1914. When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.[1]

Rhodeus sciosemus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Acheilognathinae
Genus: Rhodeus
Species:
R. sciosemus
Binomial name
Rhodeus sciosemus
Synonyms
  • Acanthorhodeus sciosemus Jordan & Thompson, 1914

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhodeus sciosemus". FishBase. February 2007 version.