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European Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 977, February 721, March 1,130, April 1,778, May 2,564, June 2,796, July 2,992, August 2,573, September 1,889, October 1,410, November 770, December 602.
United States20,203
Alaska20,203
Russia822
Kursk Oblast672
Ukraine98
Oryol Oblast72
Italy59
Netherlands43
Nord-Ovest43
Moscow30

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyBitterlings · Acheilognathidae
GenusTypical Bitterlings · Rhodeus

Sources

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Practise European Bitterling with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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