The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a Eurasian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish.[2] It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe (Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) and Asia (northern China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia).[1]
Lake minnow | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae |
Genus: | Rhynchocypris |
Species: | R. percnurus |
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Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1814) | |
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Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm. This species also reproduces sexually.[3]
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