Lake minnow

Lake minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pseudaspininae
Genus: Rhynchocypris
Species:
R. percnurus
Binomial name
Rhynchocypris percnurus
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus percnurus Pallas, 1814
  • Cyprinus perenurus (Pallas 1814)
  • Phoxinus percnurus (Pallas 1814)
  • Phoxinus perenurus (Pallas 1814)
  • Eupallasella percnurus (Pallas 1814)
  • Leuciscus dauricus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Phoxinus jelskii Dybowski, 1869
  • Phoxinus perenurus var. dauricus Dybowski, 1877
  • Phoxinus laevis var. punctatus Benecke, 1880
  • Phoxinus stagnalis Warpachowski, 1886
  • Phoxinus altus Warpachowski, 1887
  • Phoxinus sabanejewi Warpachowski, 1887
  • Phoxinus variabilis Warpachowski [N. A.] 1887
  • Phoxinus crucifer Gratzianov, 1907
  • Phoxinus dybowskii Lorec & Wolski 1910
  • Phoxinus percnurus sarykul Ruzsky, 1926
  • Phoxinus percnurus gdaniensis Berg, 1932
  • Phoxinus czekanowskii posnaniensis Berg, 1932
  • Phoxinus percnurus occidentalis Kaj, 1954

The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes.[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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhynchocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas 1814) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.


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