Aphyocypris moltrechti

Aphyocypris moltrechti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Superfamily:Cyprinoidea
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Aphyocypris
Species: A. moltrechti
Binomial name
Aphyocypris moltrechti
(Regan, 1908)[1]
Synonyms

Pararasbora moltrechti <smallRegan, 1908

Aphyocypris moltrechti, Moltrecht's minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Pararasbora. The Endemic Species Research Institute[2] under the Council of Agriculture[3] of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has enlisted Aphyocypris moltrechti as “precious and rare species” among other endemic freshwater species.[4]

Aphyocypris moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in Tachia River and Tatu River.[5] Their total body length are usually seen from 4 cm to 8 cm.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) Moltrecht's minnow". Fishbase. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Endemic Species Research Institute official page
  3. ↑ Council of Agriculture official page
  4. ↑ List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan
  5. 1 2 Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
  6. ↑ Pararasbora moltrechti in FishBase


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