Russian bitterling [SEP] parent taxon
Russian bitterling
The Russian bitterling ("Acheilognathus asmussii"), or spiny bitterling, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. 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 °
, now deemed a synonym of "Devario salmonata"
- "Danio stoliczae", now deemed a synonym of "Danio albolineatus" (Pearl Danio)
- "Daniops myersi", now renamed "Devario laoensis"
- "Devario chankaeinsis", Khanka Spiny Bitterling, now renamed "Achielognargus chankaeinsis"
- "Devario asmussii" Russian Bitterling, now renamed "Acanthorhodeus asmussii"
- "Chela anastoma", now deemed a synonym of "Chela cachius"
- "Chela anomalurus", now renamed