Stone Moroco
Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Status not recordedbony fish
The stone moroco (Pseudorasbora parva) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.
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Quick facts about the stone moroco
- 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 stone moroco live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the stone moroco as introduced in 40 countries, and flagged as invasive in 18 of them.
- Bosnia & Herzegovinainvasive
- Denmarkinvasive
- Fijiinvasive
- Franceinvasive
- Germanyinvasive
- Hungaryinvasive
- Italyinvasive
- Laosinvasive
- Montenegroinvasive
- Polandinvasive
- Romaniainvasive
- Russiainvasive
- Serbiainvasive
- Slovakiainvasive
- Sloveniainvasive
- Türkiyeinvasive
- Ukraineinvasive
- United Kingdominvasive
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
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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 stone moroco 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 stone moroco classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae
- genusPseudorasbora
- SpeciesPseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms Fundulus virescens, Leuciscus parvus, Leuciscus pusillus, Micraspius mianowskii, Pseudorasbora altipinna, Pseudorasbora depressirostris, Pseudorasbora fowleri, Pseudorasbora monstrosa, Pseudorasbora parva parvula, Pseudorasbora parva tenuis, Pseudorasbora parvus
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- False harlequinEnglish
- False RazboraEnglish
- Stone MoroccoEnglish
- Stone MorokoEnglish
- Stone MorokosEnglish
- Topmouth gudgeonEnglish
- Topmouth minnowEnglish
- Чабачок амурскіBelarusian
- střevlička východníCzech
- båndgrundlingDanish
- BlaubandbärblingGerman
- ΨευτορασμπόραGreek
- Moroko de PiedraSpanish
- ebarasbooraEstonian
- saharasboraFinnish
- PseudorasboraFrench
- kínai razbóraHungarian
- Ամուրյան նրբաձկնիկArmenian
- CabacekItalian
- モツゴJapanese
- 참 붕어Korean
- Amūras čebačeksLatvian
- blauwbandDutch
- Czebaczek amurskiPolish
- СинюшкаRussian
- hrúzovec malýSlovak
- notakuAlbanian
- амурски чебачокSerbian
- bandslättingSwedish
- Чебачок амурськийUkrainian
- 尖嘴仔Chinese
- Goujon asiatiqueFrench
- Goujon de ChineFrench
- blauwbandgrondelDutch
- Амурский чебачокRussian
- Чебачок амурскийRussian
- 尖嘴魚仔Chinese
- 罗汉鱼Chinese
- 羅漢魚Chinese
- 車栓仔Chinese
- 麥穗魚Chinese
- 麦穗鱼Chinese
Relatives of the stone moroco
Other species in the same genus Pseudorasbora.
CompareStone Moroco vs MorocoStone Moroco vs Pseudorasbora elongataStone Moroco vs Pseudorasbora interruptaStone Moroco vs Ushimotsugo minnow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the stone moroco an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the stone moroco as invasive in 18 countries, including Bosnia & Herzegovina, Denmark, Fiji, France and Germany. It lists it as introduced in 40 in all.
What kind of animal is the stone moroco?
The stone moroco (Pseudorasbora parva) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.
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