Slender bitterling

Acheilognathus intermedia

Freshwater bitterling of North Korea and Japan

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Small
Temperate fish

Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Water type: Freshwater