Aphyocypris moltrechti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Superfamily: Cyprinoidea
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species:
A. moltrechti
Binomial name
Aphyocypris moltrechti
(Regan, 1908)[1]
Synonyms

Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 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]

Named in honor of physician-entomologist Arnold Moltrecht (1873-1952), who collected the type specimen.[5]


Aphyocypris moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in Tachia River and Tatu River.[6] Their total body length are usually seen from 4 cm to 8 cm.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) Moltrecht's minnow". Fishbase. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Endemic Species Research Institute official page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  3. ↑ Council of Agriculture official page
  4. ↑ "List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
  7. ↑ Pararasbora moltrechti in FishBase


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