Aphyocypris moltrechti

Aphyocypris moltrechti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species:
A. moltrechti
Binomial name
Aphyocypris moltrechti
(Regan, 1908)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908

Aphyocypris moltrechti, Moltrecht's minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] This species is endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Pararasbora. The Endemic Species Research Institute[3] under the Council of Agriculture[4] of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has enlisted Aphyocypris moltrechti as "precious and rare species" among other endemic freshwater species.[5]

Named in honor of physician-entomologist Arnold Moltrecht (1873–1952), who collected the type specimen.[6]

Aphyocypris moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in Tachia River and Tatu River.[7] Their total body length are usually seen from 4 cm to 8 cm.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) Moltrecht's minnow". Fishbase. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Endemic Species Research Institute official page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  4. ^ Council of Agriculture official page
  5. ^ "List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ^ Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
  8. ^ Pararasbora moltrechti in FishBase


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