Lake minnow

Lake minnow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pseudaspininae
Genus:	Rhynchocypris
Species:	R. percnurus
Binomial name
Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
Cyprinus percnurus Pallas, 1814 Cyprinus perenurus Pallas, 1814 Eupallasella percnurus (Pallas, 1814) Eupallasella perenurus (Pallas, 1814) Leucaspius fischeri Sabanyeev, 1871 Morocco percnurus (Pallas, 1814) Moroco percnurus sachalinensis (Berg, 1907) Phoxinus altus Warpachowski, 1887 Phoxinus crucifer Gratzianov, 1907 Phoxinus czekanowskii posnaniensis Berg, 1932 Phoxinus dybowskii Lorec & Wolski, 1910 Phoxinus jelskii Dybowski, 1869 Phoxinus laevis var. punctatus Benecke, 1881 Phoxinus percnurus (Pallas, 1814) Phoxinus percnurus dauricus Dybowski, 1877 Phoxinus percnurus gdaniensis Berg, 1932 Phoxinus percnurus mantschuricus Berg, 1907 Phoxinus percnurus occidentalis Kaj, 1953 Phoxinus percnurus posnaniensis Berg, 1932 Phoxinus percnurus sachalinensis Berg, 1907 Phoxinus percnurus sarykul Ruzskii, 1926 Phoxinus perenurus (Pallas, 1814) Phoxinus perenurus dauricus Dybowski, 1877 Phoxinus perenurus mantschuricus Berg, 1907 Phoxinus sabanejewi Warpachowski, 1887 Phoxinus stagnalis Warpachowski, 1886 Phoxinus variabilis Warpachowski, 1887

The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a Eurasian species of small freshwater cyprinid fish.[2] It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe (Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) and Asia (northern China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia).[1]

Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm.[3]

References

1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rhynchocypris percnurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T17066A6795295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17066A6795295.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchocypris percnurus". FishBase. November 2014 version.
3. "Rhynchocypris percnurus (Pallas 1814) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.