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Species of fish

Aphyocypris kikuchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species: A. kikuchii
Binomial name
Aphyocypris kikuchii
(Ōshima, 1919)
Synonyms

Phoxiscus kikuchii Ōshima, 1919

Aphyocypris kikuchii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) total length.

Aphyocypris kikuchii has a low dispersal capability, which in turn leads to reduced gene flow between populations and higher genetic differentiation. During the past few decades, its populations have diminished immensely due to habitat degradation. These circumstances have led the species to be assigned with the endangered status.

It is named in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi (1869–1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen.


References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. ^ "Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima, 1919)". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. Lin, H.-D.; Hsu, K.-C.; Shao, K.-T.; Chang, Y.-C.; Wang, J.-P.; Lin, C.-J.; Chiang, T.-Y. (2008). "Population structure and phylogeography of Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima) based on mitochondrial DNA variation". Journal of Fish Biology. 72 (8): 2011–2025. Bibcode:2008JFBio..72.2011L. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01836.x.
  6. Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
Taxon identifiers
Aphyocypris kikuchii


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