Abbottina rivularis
Abbottina rivularis, also known as the Chinese false gudgeon or the Amur false gudgeon[1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to China, Korea, and Japan, but it has been introduced to the Mekong River Basin and is also known from rivers in Turkmenistan.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
| Genus: | Abbottina |
| Species: | A. rivularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) | |
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Description
A. rivularis has eight dark spots along its lateral line and many black dots on its caudal fin.[2]When maturity is reached, this species' total length is about 4 to 5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.0 in) in length. The maximum recorded length for A. rivularis was 18.9 centimetres (7.4 in).
Distribution and Habitat
A. rivularis lives in rivers and lakes,[2] and it is often found in converted lowland aquatic habitat, such as irrigation ditches and ponds associated with rice paddies.[3] In the slow moving, lentic rivers and lakes that it inhabits, it prefers sandy or muddy bottoms. Native to China and Japan, this species has been introduced into the Mekong river basin, and has also been recorded Tedzhen River of Turkmenistan.
Biology
This species is host to a number of recorded parasites, including the monogenean flatworms Gyrodactylus rivularae and G. gobioninum,[4] several trematode flatworms of the genus Diplostomum,[5] and the tapeworm Khawia abbottinae.[6]
References
- Bogutskaya, N. (2022). "Abbottina rivularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T166007A1105303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T166007A1105303.en. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Abbottina rivularis. FishBase. 2011.
- Hayashi, K., et al. (2013). Growth and habitat use of the Chinese false gudgeon, Abbottina rivularis, in an irrigation channel near the Ushizu River, northern Kyushu Island, Japan. Ichthyological Research 60, 218-26.
- You, P., et al. (2011). Gyrodactylus rivularae n. sp.(Monogenoidea: Gyrodactylidae) from Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in Central China. Comparative Parasitology 78(2), 257-60.
- Shed'ko, M. B. (2003). Features of pathogenesis of Diplostomum infection in riverine Abbottina rivularis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Primor'e. Parazitologiia 37(2), 118-26.
- Xi, B. W., et al. (2013). Khawia abbottinae sp. n.(Cestoda: Caryophyllidea) from the Chinese false gudgeon Abbottina rivularis (Cyprinidae: Gobioninae) in China: morphological and molecular data. Folia Parasitologica 60(2), 141-48.
Further reading
- Yan, Y. Z. and Y. F. Chen. (2007). Changes in the life history of Abbottina rivularis in Lake Fuxian. Journal of Fish Biology 70(3), 959–64.