Rhodeus colchicus
Encyclopedia
Rhodeus colchicus is a temperate
freshwater
fish
belonging to the Acheilognathinae
sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia
. It was originally described by Bogutskaya & Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in).
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
freshwater
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
belonging to the Acheilognathinae
Acheilognathinae
Acheilognathinae, the bitterling-like cyprinids, are a subfamily of cyprinids.Genera contained herein are:* Acanthorhodeus – spiny bitterlings* Acheilognathus* Rhodeus – bitterlings* Tanakia...
sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It was originally described by Bogutskaya & Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in).