Rhodeus uyekii

Rhodeus uyekii is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in inland rivers in South Korea. It was originally described as Pseudoperilampus uyekii by T. Mori in 1935.

Rhodeus uyekii
Korean rose bitterling
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. uyekii
Binomial name
Rhodeus uyekii (T. Mori, 1935)
Synonyms
Pseudoperilampus uyekii Mori, 1935

Named in honor of Homiki Uyeki (1882-1976), botanist, Suigen Agricultural College (type locality is in Suigen, Korea).^[2]

The fish reaches a length up to 6.0 cm (2.4 in). When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.^[3]