Czekanowski's minnow (Rhynchocypris czekanowskii)

Scientific name: Rhynchocypris czekanowskii Dybowski, 1869

Czekanowski's minnow (Rhynchocypris czekanowskii)

The Czekanowski's minnow (Rhynchocypris czekanowskii) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 16–20°C (61–68°F).

Czekanowski's minnow care at a glance

Temperature
16–20°C (61–68°F)

Biology

Can be separated from Rhynchocypris percnurus by having a long pointed conical projection on male genital papilla and body depth smaller than caudal peduncle length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhynchocypris czekanowskii
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish;; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20 demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eurasia: Arctic Ocean drainages from Kara to Kolyma and Indigirka; Amur from headwaters to estuary, Tym' River (Sakhalin Island), Tugur River and Bol'shoyShantar Island (See od Okhotsk, Pacific basin).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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