Rhodeus
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Bitterlings
Rosy Bitterling (nominate subspecies Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832
Type species
Cyprinus amarus Bloch, 1782
Species
18, see text

Rhodeus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 18 species called bitterlings. The scientific name is derived from the Greek word rhodeos, meaning "rose".

Species

This genus and Acheilognathus have a convoluted taxonomic history, one being at times included in the other. They are now considered separate, but some species formerly in Rhodeus are now in Acheilognathus. Other former members of Rhodeus are now in Pseudoperilampus.

• Rhodeus amarus – European Bitterling (formerly in R. sericeus)
• Rhodeus amurensis
• Rhodeus atremius – Kyushu Bitterling
• Rhodeus colchicus
• Rhodeus fangi
• Rhodeus haradai
• Rhodeus laoensis
• Rhodeus lighti – Light's Bitterling
• Rhodeus ocellatus – Rosy Bitterling
• Rhodeus pseudosericeus
• Rhodeus rheinardti
• Rhodeus sciosemus
• Rhodeus sericeus – Amur Bitterling (includes R. mantschuricus)
• Rhodeus sinensis
• Rhodeus smithii (sometimes included in R. ocellatus)
• Rhodeus spinalis
• Rhodeus suigensis (formerly in R. atremius)
• Rhodeus uyekii

References

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Rhodeus

• FishBase (2006): Rhodeus species. Version of 2006-MAR-14. Retrieved 2008-JAN-21.

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