Rhodeus Rheinardti
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''Rhodeus rheinardti'' is a
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ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
belonging to the
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Acheilognathidae The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinoid family Acheilognathidae. This subfamily contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in ''Acheilognathus'', and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of t ...
, the bitterlings. It originates in the
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, near Hué,
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. It was originally described as ''Danio rheinardti'' by G. Tirant in 1883. Named possibly in honor of Pierre-Paul Rheinart (1840-1902), a French official in Hué, Viêt Nam (type locality for this bitterling), who sent zoological specimens to Paris. When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside
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s, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.


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rheinardti Fish described in 1883 Taxa named by Gilbert Tirant {{Acheilognathinae-stub