Kyushu bitterling
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 Rhodeus atremius suigensis
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| Rhodeus atremius Jordan & Thompson, 1914 |
The Kyushu bitterling, Rhodeus atremius, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates on Kyushu Island in Japan. It was originally described as Acanthorhodeus atremius by Jordan & Thompson in 1914.
The fish reaches a size of up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in), and is native to freshwater habitats with a pH of 6.8 to 7.8, a hardness of 20 DH, and a temperature of 10° to 25° C (50° to 77° F).
When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
[edit] References
- "Rhodeus atremius". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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