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Sinorhodeus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
Genus: | Sinorhodeus |
Species: | S. microlepis
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Binomial name | |
Sinorhodeus microlepis Li, Liao & Arai, 2017
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Sinorhodeus microlepis (Chinese: 细鳞华鳑鲏) is a bitterling native to the Yangtze river in Chongqing City, China, and it is the only member of the genus Sinorhodeus. This species breeds in the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), which is different from all other bitterling-like cyprinids.