Russian bitterling

Russian bitterling

Taxobox
name = Russian bitterling
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Acanthorhodeus"
species = "A. asmussii"
binomial = "Acanthorhodeus asmussii"
binomial_authority = (Dybowski, 1872)

The Russian bitterling ("Acanthorhodeus asmussii"), or spiny bitterling is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River basin in Asia, and is found in China and Russia. It was originally described as "Devario asmussii" by Benedykt Dybowski in 1872.

The fish will grow in length up to 16 centimetres (6 in). It lives in a temperate climate in water with a temperature range of 18°C to 22°C (64°F to 72°F). It is of commercial importance for public aquariums.

When spawning, female hides eggs inside "Cristaria" mussels and the male fertilizes them externally. The pair do not guard the eggs.

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