Abbottina rivularis (Chinese false gudgeon or 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. It has been introduced to the Mekong River Basin and it is also known from rivers in Turkmenistan.[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). It has eight dark spots along its lateral line and many black dots on its caudal fin.[2]
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 rivrer basin, and has also been recorded Tedzhen River of Turkmenistan.
This fish 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]
Abbottina rivularis (Chinese false gudgeon or Amur false gudgeon) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to China, Korea, and Japan. It has been introduced to the Mekong River Basin and it is also known from rivers in Turkmenistan.
