Scientific Name
Aphyocypris kikuchii    

by: Fish Lab. RCBA
Nomenclater (Oshima, 1919) 
Family F102  Cyprinidae
Holotype-Locality Taiwan 
Habitats Fresh Water  Economic Fish No 
Habitats Depth 0 - 5 M  Aquarium Fish Yes 
Poisonous Fish No  Edible Fish Yes 
Synonyms Phoxiscus kikuchii   
Reference Shen, S. C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p. Tzeng CS (1996). The freshwater fishes of Taiwan. Taiwan Province Department of Education. Taichung. 183 p. Chen IS and Fang LS (1999). The fresh  張永州 2004 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008  文獻
Redlist Status Not in IUCN Redlist   
Common Name in Engulish Medaka; Kikuchi's minnow; Taiwan green chub; Taiwan Venus fish 
Chinese Name transliteration jyu chih shih si ji, jyu chih si ji, ma da ka, san yu zai 
Distribution in Taiwan North、East 
Distribution in World Taiwan 
Max Lenth  8 cm 
Specimen List  ASIZP0057349. ASIZP0058917. ASIZP0065193. ASIZP0065194. ASIZP0065195. ASIZP0068980. ASIZP0801053. ASIZP0801054. ASIZP0801055. ASIZP0911053. ASIZP0911054. ASIZP0911055. FMNH59099Holotype. FRIP00782. NMMBP02680. NMMBP03905. NMMBP05478. NMMSTP00661. NMNSF00152. NMNSF01373. NMNSF01501-A. NMNSF01501-F. NTHUB01864. NTHUB01868. NTHUB01870. NTUM02166.  Download 26 records Download 26 records
Barcode[2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,COI,100%]
Characteristic Head moderately large; roof of head flat. Snout short, blunt. Eye large. Mouth protractile, oblique; lower jaw longer than upper; lips thin. Barbels absent. Body elongated, compressed; Scales moderately large, cycloid; lateral line incomplete and terminate above pelvic fin origin. L.l.：10-11; dorsal fin rays：2+7; pectoral fin rays：1+13; pelvic fin rays：1+7; anal fin rays：2+7. Pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pelvic fin at lower side of body; anal fin rays short, the longest distant from caudal peduncle end; caudal fin concave. Dark grayish dorsally, side and belly silvery white. A dark stripe on middle side from posterior margin of eye to caudal peduncle end. Each fin canary yellow. 
Habitats Primary freshwater fish, prefers slow running water at lower and middle reaches, can be found in backwater of rivers, canals and ponds, especially areas rich in aquatic vegetation. Polyphagia, feeds on diatom and aquatic insects. 
Distribution Endemic to eastern and northern portion of Taiwan. 
Utility Small in size and poorly noticed. 
The information about Characteristic, Habitats and Utility was Prepared By Chin-Tsian Tseng, 12/1/2004