Scientific Name	Pararasbora moltrechti   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Regan, 1908	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	臺灣副細鯽	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣副細鯽
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	臺灣白魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	Middle
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Lake Candidius, Taiwan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳&方, 1999)；臺灣淡水魚類-壹 鯉形目(陳＆張, 2005)  Regan, C. T. 1908 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0065704. ASIZP0065706. ASIZP0065720. ASIZP0065725. ASIZP0065726. ASIZP0801316. ASIZP0801317. ASIZP0801318. ASIZP0801319. ASIZP0801320. ASIZP0911316. ASIZP0911317. ASIZP0911318. ASIZP0911319. ASIZP0911320. BMNH1909.4.28.24-25Syntype. NMNSF00262. NMNSF00273. NMNSF00287. NMNSF01517. NTHUB00671. NTHUB01639. NTHUB01640. NTHUB01871. NTHUB01872. NTHUB01873. NTHUB01874. NTHUB02138. NTUM00469. SU23164.
Barcode	2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Molterecht's minnow; Taiwan white minnow
Redlist Status	2009/4/1 COA, Taiwan Redlist: Critically Endangered    Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::EN
Characteristic	Head large, broad. Snout short, blunt. Eye moderately large. Mouth protractile, oblique; posterior end of upper jaw reaches anterior margin of eye. Barbels absent. Body elongated, compressed; Scales moderately large, cycloid; lateral line complete. L.l.：35-36; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pelvic fin rays：1+7; anal fin rays：2+7. Dorsal fin origin closer to caudal peduncle end than to snout tip; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pectoral and pelvic fins 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. Dark margins on scales along back and upper side of body.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, prefers slow running water at middle reaches, can be found in backwater of rivers and ponds, especially areas rich in aquatic vegetation. Form schools. Polyphagia, feeds on diatom and aquatic insects.
Distribution	Endemic to middle portion of western Taiwan, can be found only in Tachia River and Tatu River.
Utility	Small in size and poorly noticed. Potential ornamental fish. Endangered.