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Light's bitterling

Rhodeus lighti (Wu, 1931)

Status not recordedbony fish

The light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the light's bitterling

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the light's bitterling live?

Not recorded

Is the light's bitterling endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the light's bitterling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusRhodeus
  7. SpeciesRhodeus lighti (Wu, 1931)

Synonyms Pseudoperilampus lighti, Rhodeus lighti lighti

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • hořavka LightovaCzech
  • Горчак ЛайтаRussian
  • 中华鳑鲏Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the light's bitterling

Other species in the same genus Rhodeus.

Bitterling

Rhodeus sericeus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the light's bitterling?

The light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lights-bitterling

MLA

“Light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lights-bitterling.

BibTeX
@misc{lights_bitterling_2026,
  title = {Light's bitterling (Rhodeus lighti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lights-bitterling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}