Lake minnow

Lake minnow
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Pseudaspininae
Genus:	Rhynchocypris
Species:	R. percnurus
Binomial name
	Rhynchocypris percnurus; (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
	Cyprinus percnurus Pallas, 1814 ; Cyprinus perenurus (Pallas 1814) ; Phoxinus percnurus (Pallas 1814) ; Phoxinus perenurus (Pallas 1814) ; Eupallasella percnurus (Pallas 1814) ; Leuciscus dauricus Valenciennes, 1844 ; Phoxinus jelskii Dybowski, 1869 ; Phoxinus perenurus var. dauricus Dybowski, 1877 ; Phoxinus laevis var. punctatus Benecke, 1880 ; Phoxinus stagnalis Warpachowski, 1886 ; Phoxinus altus Warpachowski, 1887 ; Phoxinus sabanejewi Warpachowski, 1887 ; Phoxinus variabilis Warpachowski [N. A.] 1887 ; Phoxinus crucifer Gratzianov, 1907 ; Phoxinus dybowskii Lorec & Wolski 1910 ; Phoxinus percnurus sarykul Ruzsky, 1926 ; Phoxinus percnurus gdaniensis Berg, 1932 ; Phoxinus czekanowskii posnaniensis Berg, 1932 ; Phoxinus percnurus occidentalis Kaj, 1954 ;

The lake minnow or swamp minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes.^[2] It has a wide but disjunct distribution including parts of Europe (Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) and Asia (northern China, Japan, Korea, and Siberia).^[1]

Individuals in this species can grow up to 18.5 cm.^[3]

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