The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes.[2] It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe (Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) and Asia (northern China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia).[1]
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| Lake minnow |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Cypriniformes |
| Family: |
Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: |
Pseudaspininae |
| Genus: |
Rhynchocypris |
| Species: |
R. percnurus |
| Binomial name |
Rhynchocypris percnurus
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| Synonyms[2] |
- Cyprinus percnurus Pallas, 1814
- Cyprinus perenurus (Pallas 1814)
- Phoxinus percnurus (Pallas 1814)
- Phoxinus perenurus (Pallas 1814)
- Eupallasella percnurus (Pallas 1814)
- Leuciscus dauricus Valenciennes, 1844
- Phoxinus jelskii Dybowski, 1869
- Phoxinus perenurus var. dauricus Dybowski, 1877
- Phoxinus laevis var. punctatus Benecke, 1880
- Phoxinus stagnalis Warpachowski, 1886
- Phoxinus altus Warpachowski, 1887
- Phoxinus sabanejewi Warpachowski, 1887
- Phoxinus variabilis Warpachowski [N. A.] 1887
- Phoxinus crucifer Gratzianov, 1907
- Phoxinus dybowskii Lorec & Wolski 1910
- Phoxinus percnurus sarykul Ruzsky, 1926
- Phoxinus percnurus gdaniensis Berg, 1932
- Phoxinus czekanowskii posnaniensis Berg, 1932
- Phoxinus percnurus occidentalis Kaj, 1954
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Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm.[3]
