Rhodeus sciosemus

Rhodeus sciosemus is a subtropical freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings.^[1] It originates in inland rivers in Japan. It was originally described as Acanthorhodeus sciosemus by Jordan & Thompson in 1914. When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.^[2]

Rhodeus sciosemus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Rhodeus
Species:	R. sciosemus
Binomial name
Rhodeus sciosemus (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914)
Synonyms
Acanthorhodeus sciosemus Jordan & Thompson, 1914