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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Qiupu River in Anhui Province, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95613)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: branched dorsal-fin rays 9-10 (usually 9); branched anal-fin rays 9-10 (usually 9); longest simple rays of dorsal and anal fins strong and stiff, distally segmented; longitudinal scale series 35-36; pored scales 6-12; vertebrae 34-36; a transverse row of black spots on dorsal-fin membrane; color pattern in nuptial males (iris, belly and central pat of caudal fin reddish-orange, lateral scales edged with deep blue) (Ref. 86534).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, F. and R. Arai, 2010. Rhodeus shitaiensis, a new bitterling from China (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(4):303-312. (Ref. 86534)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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