Hemigrammocypris

Hemigrammocypris is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Hemigrammocypris neglecta, the golden venus chub,^[4] which is endemic to the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan.^[5] It is found widely in lowland habitats, including ditches and ponds.^[6] It is listed as endangered on the Japanese Red List.^[7] H. neglecta is the only species in its genus, but there are significant genetic differences between some populations, comparable to those generally seen between closely related species.^[8] It reaches up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in length, but typically is 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in).^[9] It is a short-lived species that typically reaches an age of about one year.^[6] It is listed as endangered in the Red List of Threatened Fishes of Japan.^[10]

Hemigrammocypris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Hemigrammocypris Fowler, 1910[2]
Species:	H. neglecta
Binomial name
Hemigrammocypris neglecta Stieler, 1907[3]
Synonyms[3][2]
Genus Brevigobio Tanaka, 1916 Species Hemigrammocypris rasborella Fowler, 1910 Brevigobio kawabatae Tanaka, 1916 Barilius neglectus (Stieler, 1907)