Rhodeus meridionalis

Rhodeus meridionalis, the Vardar bitterling, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Rhodeus. It is occurs in Greece and North Macedonia where it is found from the Vardar River to Pinios River.^[1]

Rhodeus meridionalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Rhodeus
Species:	R. meridionalis
Binomial name
Rhodeus meridionalis S. L. Karaman, 1924[2][3]

It is most abundantly found in still or slow-flowing water having dense aquatic vegetation. The fish feeds mainly on plants and to a lesser degree on worms, crustaceans, and insect larvae.^[4]