Aphyocypris moltrechti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Aphyocypris |
| Species: | A. moltrechti
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Pararasbora moltrechti <smallRegan, 1908 | |
Aphyocypris moltrechti, Moltrecht's minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Pararasbora. The Endemic Species Research Institute[2] under the Council of Agriculture[3] of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has enlisted Aphyocypris moltrechti as “precious and rare species” among other endemic freshwater species.[4]
Aphyocypris moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in Tachia River and Tatu River.[5] Their total body length are usually seen from 4 cm to 8 cm.[5][6]
References
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) Moltrecht's minnow". Fishbase. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Endemic Species Research Institute official page
- ^ Council of Agriculture official page
- ^ List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan
- ^ a b Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
- ^ Pararasbora moltrechti in FishBase
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