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Rhodeus sinensis

Status not recordedbony fish

Rhodeus sinensis is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about Rhodeus sinensis

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 Rhodeus sinensis live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Rhodeus sinensis as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Afghanistan

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Rhodeus sinensis 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 Rhodeus sinensis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusRhodeus
  7. SpeciesRhodeus sinensis Günther, 1868
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • hořavka čínskáCzech
  • カラバラタナゴJapanese
  • 각시붕어Korean
  • 中华鳑鲏Chinese
  • 中華鰟鮍Chinese
  • Zhonghua Pan PiChinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Rhodeus sinensis

Other species in the same genus Rhodeus.

Bitterling

Rhodeus sericeus

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Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is Rhodeus sinensis an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Rhodeus sinensis as introduced in 1 country: Afghanistan, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Rhodeus sinensis?

Rhodeus sinensis (Rhodeus sinensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rhodeus sinensis (Rhodeus sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhodeus-sinensis

MLA

“Rhodeus sinensis (Rhodeus sinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhodeus-sinensis.

BibTeX
@misc{rhodeus_sinensis_2026,
  title = {Rhodeus sinensis (Rhodeus sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhodeus-sinensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}