Pacific redfin

The Pacific redfin (Pseudaspius brandtii) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found from the Siberian Pacific Coast through coastal Japan.

Pacific redfin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pseudaspininae
Genus:	Pseudaspius
Species:	P. brandtii
Binomial name
Pseudaspius brandtii (Dybowski, 1872)
Synonyms[2]
Telestes brandtii Dybowski, 1872 Tribolodon brandtii (Dybowski, 1872) Leuciscus taczanowskii Steindachner, 1881 Leuciscus adele Warpachowski, 1892 Leuciscus ledae Warpachowski, 1892 Leuciscus warpachowskii Schmidt, 1904 Acahara jusanensis D. S. Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Tribolodon jusanensis (D. S. Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) Tribolodon brandtii maruta Sakai & Amano, 2014

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802–1879).^[3]

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