Scientific Name	Pseudorasbora parva   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	羅漢魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	麥穗魚
Max Length	11 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	麥穗魚、尖嘴仔、車栓仔、尖嘴魚仔
Distribution in World	Taiwan、Japan、East Asia Continent	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South、HenChun Semiiland、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Fundulus virescens, Leuciscus parvus, Micraspius mianowskii, Pseudorasbora altipinna, Pseudorasbora depressirostris, Pseudorasbora fowleri, Pseudorasbora monstrosa, Pseudorasbora parva parvula, Pseudorasbora parva tenuis, Pseudorasbora parvus
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)  Okada, Y. etc. 1957 Hikita, T. 1964 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Banarescu, P.M. (ed.) 1999 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0057060. ASIZP0057065. ASIZP0057581. ASIZP0057998. ASIZP0058548. ASIZP0065697. ASIZP0065721. ASIZP0065738. ASIZP0068774. ASIZP0074505. ASIZP0074888. ASIZP0074920. ASIZP0801308. ASIZP0801309. ASIZP0801310. ASIZP0911308. ASIZP0911309. ASIZP0911310. BMNH1884.5.15.36-37. FRIP00916. NMMBP01959. NMMBP01965. NMMBP01972. NMMBP02922. NMMBP05930. NMMBP05967. NMMBP05977. NMMSTP00663. NMNSF00016. NMNSF00051. NMNSF00091. NMNSF00153. NMNSF00157. NMNSF00696. NMNSF00754. NMNSF00772. NMNSF00806. ...List all 121 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Stone moroco; Topmouth gudgeon; Topmouth minnow; Stone morokos; Stone moroko
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::LC
Characteristic	Head moderately small, pointed. Snout short, protractile. Eye large, interorbital space broad. Mouth small, superior, lower jaw longer than upper; barbels absent. Body elongated, slender, slightly compressed, belly rounded; dorsal profile slightly arched; caudal peduncle slender. Scales moderately large, cycloid, lateral line complete. L.l.：35-38; dorsal fin rays：3+7; pectoral fin rays：1+12-14; pelvic fin rays：1+7-9; anal fin rays：3+6. Dorsal fin origin above pelvic fin origin; pectoral fin end distant from pelvic fin origin; pectoral and pelvic fins at lower side of body; caudal fin forked. Grayish dorsally, silvery white ventrally. Distal margin of scales dark. Sexually dichromatic, a conspicuously dark stripe on side of female and the young from snout tip to caudal peduncle end, absent in male.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish, prefers slow running and still water at lower and middle reaches, common in ponds, lakes, canals, swamps and backwater of rivers. Eggs laid on surfaces of water vegetation and stones, guarded by male. Polyphagia, feeds on water ve
Distribution	Extensively distributed to eastern Asia, can be found in whole island of Taiwan.
Utility	Common food. Potential ornamental species.