Czekanowski's minnow

Rhynchocypris czekanowskii

Nine Centimeters Carp from Chinese Seas

Temperate
Estuary
Upper river
Circumpolar Arctic
Regional distribution
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Polar regions
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Czekanowski's minnow (Rhynchocypris czekanowskii) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found in Russia, China, Korea, and Mongolia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rhynchocypris
Maximum length: 9 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eurasia: Arctic Ocean drainages from Kara to Kolyma and Indigirka; Amur from headwaters to estuary, Tym' River (Sakhalin Island), Tugur River and Bol'shoyShantar Island (See od Okhotsk, Pacific basin).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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