| Lake minnow | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Cypriniformes | 
| Family: | Leuciscidae | 
| Subfamily: | Pseudaspininae | 
| Genus: | Rhynchocypris | 
| Species: | R. percnurus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1814) | |
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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]
Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm. This species also reproduces sexually.[3]
References
- 1 2 Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rhynchocypris percnurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T17066A6795295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17066A6795295.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Rhynchocypris percnurus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ "Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas 1814) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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