Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782)

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Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782) – Native ( Fig. 181 )

Cyprinus amarus Bloch [M. E.] 1782: 52; Type locality: Müggelsee (lake) near Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. Syntypes: ZMB 3393 (3).

Rhodeus genitalis Walecki [A.] 1863: 364; Apparently an unneeded replacement name for Cyprinus amarus Bloch 1782 .

Rhodeus lucinae Walecki [A.] 1863: 364; Apparently an unneeded replacement name for Cyprinus amarus Bloch 1782 .

Common name: Pr: Makhraj loleyi, En: European bitterling.

Diagnosis: Deep body, caudal fin with 19 to 20 soft rays and few pored scales in lateral line.

Meristic characters: D: II–IV (III) 7–11 (9), A: II–IV (III) 6–12 (9), P: 10–13, V: 4–8 (6–7), GR: 6–16 (9–13), LL: 30–36, TV: 34–38.

Distribution: Caspian, Urmia Lake and Tigris basins ( Fig. 182). Found in Astara, Gorgan, Tajan, Babol, Haraz, Sardab, and Sefidrud, Qarasu and Zarinehrud Rivers.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed amarus in Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas 1776) as a subspecies, Smith (1985) synonymised with sericeus but Mrakovcic et al. (1995) recognized as full species.

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof and Kottelat 2008q).

Figures

Fig. 181. Rhodeus amarus (up: Male, down: Female). Photograph from Babolrud River, Caspian Sea basin.