Cyprinidae

bitterling

Rhodeus sericeus

Eleven Centimeters Carp of European Waters

• Black
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Temperate fish

The Amur bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) is a small fish of the carp family. It is sometimes just called "bitterling", which dates back to the time when the European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus) was still considered conspecific with R. sericeus, and "bitterling" properly refers to any species in the entire genus Rhodeus. The Amur bitterling is found in Siberia, while the European bitterling is found from European Russia westwards.