Sinorhodeus

Sinorhodeus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The only species in the genus is Sinorhodeus microlepis, the volcano bitterling. A species found in the Yangtze river in Chongqing City, China, this species oviposits in the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), which is different from all other bitterling-like cyprinids which oviposit in freshwater mussels.^[1]

Sinorhodeus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Sinorhodeus Li, Liao & Arai, 2017[2]
Species:	S. microlepis
Binomial name
Sinorhodeus microlepis Li, Liao & Arai, 2017[3]

Distribution

Sinorhodeus microlepis has a very narrow distribution range, and it is possibly endangered now.

Description

This fish has a very large mouth and can prey on shrimps or tiny fish. Unlike other Acheilognathinae, Sinorhodeus microlepis has tiny scales on their body. Male in nuptial color are red, while at other times are wax yellow. The female's body colour is silver.^{[citation needed]}

This species can be found in China aquarium trade, where it is called as the 'volcano bitterling'(火山鳑鲏) or 'Southwestern bitterling' (西南鳑鲏)^{[citation needed]}