bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

Eggs inside mussel cavity

bitterling is known around Europe as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rhodeus
Maximum length: 11.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: central and eastern Europe and northern Asia Minor (Ref. 57778 ). Basins of North, southern Baltic, Black, western and southern Caspian and Aegean Seas (from Maritza to Struma drainages); Mediterranean basin, only in northern Rhône (France) and Drin drainages (Alabania, Montenegro, Macedonia). Abundant and expanding in most of its range, but locally threatened by water pollution, weed clearing, and stocking of predatory fish (Ref. 59043 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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