Aphyocypris kikuchii

Aphyocypris kikuchii is a species of cyprinid fish.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2] It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to 8 cm (3.1 in) total length.[1]

Aphyocypris kikuchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species:
A. kikuchii
Binomial name
Aphyocypris kikuchii
(Ōshima, 1919)
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Phoxiscus kikuchii Ōshima, 1919

A.kikuchii has a low dispersal capability, which in turn leads to reduced gene flow between populations and higher genetic differentiation. During the past few decades, A. kikuchii populations have diminished immensely due to habitat degradation. These circumstances have led the species to be assigned with the endangered status.[4]

Named in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi (1869-1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen.[5]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Aphyocypris kikuchii" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. Tseng, Chin-Tsian (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima, 1919)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyocypris kikuchii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. Lin, H.‐D.; Hsu, K.‐C.; Shao, K.‐T.; Chang, Y.‐C.; Wang, J.‐P.; Lin, C.‐J.; Chiang, T.‐Y. (June 2008). "Population structure and phylogeography of Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima) based on mitochondrial DNA variation". Journal of Fish Biology. 72 (8): 2011–2025. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01836.x. ISSN 0022-1112.
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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