Chinese minnow

Chinese minnow
Nominate form
Subspecies jouyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pseudaspininae
Genus: Rhynchocypris
Species:
R. oxycephala
Binomial name
Rhynchocypris oxycephala
Synonyms
  • Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874)
  • Pseudophoxinus oxycephalus Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
  • Phoxinus oxycephalus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant 1874)
  • Leuciscus costatus Fowler, 1899
  • Pseudaspius modestus D. S. Jordan & Metz, 1913
  • Moroco variegatus septentrionalis Mori, 1930
  • Phoxinus czekanowskii suifunensis Berg, 1932
  • Rhynchocypris variegata Günther, 1889

The Chinese minnow (Rhynchocypris oxycephala) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found from the Amur river in the north to the Yangtze in China in the south.

References

  1. ↑ Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Rhynchocypris oxycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T159709916A159709987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T159709916A159709987.en. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhynchocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2025.