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Rose bitterling

Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1866)

Status not recordedbony fish

The rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the rose 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 rose bitterling live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rose bitterling as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Vietnam

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 the rose 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 rose bitterling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusRhodeus
  7. SpeciesRhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1866)

Synonyms Pseudoperilampus ocellatus, Rhodeus hwanghoensis, Rhodeus kurumeus, Rhodeus maculatus, Rhodeus ocellatus kurumeus, Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus, Rhodeus pingi, Rhodeus wangkinfui, Rhodeus wankinfui

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Hong Kong bitterlingEnglish
  • Nippon BaratanagoEnglish
  • Rosy bitterlingEnglish
  • hořavka očkatáCzech
  • Hongkong-BitterlingGerman
  • täpläkatkerokalaFinnish
  • バラタナゴJapanese
  • 떡 납줄갱이Korean
  • Chinese bittervoornDutch
  • różanka wschodnioazjatyckaPolish
  • Глазчатый горчакRussian
  • ปลาไข่หอยThai
  • 济南鳑鲏Chinese
  • タイリクバラタナゴJapanese
  • 흰 줄납줄개Korean
  • Glazchatyi gorchakRussian
  • 濟南鰟鲏Chinese
  • 高体鰟鮍Chinese
  • 高体鳑鲏Chinese
  • 高體鰟鮍Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rose bitterling

Other species in the same genus Rhodeus.

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Rhodeus amarus

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Common questions

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Is the rose bitterling an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rose bitterling as introduced in 2 countries: Kazakhstan and Vietnam, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the rose bitterling?

The rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-bitterling

MLA

“Rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-bitterling.

BibTeX
@misc{rose_bitterling_2026,
  title = {Rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rose-bitterling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}