Scientific Name	Aphyocypris kikuchii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Oshima, 1919)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	菊池氏細鯽	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯉科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F102　Cyprinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	菊池細鯽
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	美達卡、Medaka(臺東地方俗名)、散魚仔、吉氏細鯽、臺細鯽、瘦魚、車栓仔、竹篙鑣
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	North、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Bokusekikaku [Hua-lan], Taiwan
Synonyms	Phoxiscus kikuchii
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)  Oshima, M. 1919 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 張永州 2004 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005 H.-D. Lin, K.-C. Hsu, K.-T. Shao, Y.-C. Chang, J.-P. Wang, C.-J. Lin, etc. 2008
Specimen List	ASIZP0057349. ASIZP0058917. ASIZP0065193. ASIZP0065194. ASIZP0065195. ASIZP0068980. ASIZP0072762. ASIZP0072763. ASIZP0072764. ASIZP0072765. ASIZP0072766. ASIZP0072767. ASIZP0801053. ASIZP0801054. ASIZP0801055. ASIZP0911053. ASIZP0911054. ASIZP0911055. FMNH59099Holotype. FRIP00782. NMMBP02680. NMMBP03905. NMMBP05478. NMMSTP00661. NMNSF00152. NMNSF01373. NMNSF01501-A. NMNSF01501-F. NTHUB01864. NTHUB01868. NTHUB01870. NTOUP201011-605. NTUM02166.
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	Medaka; Kikuchi's minnow; Taiwan green chub; Taiwan Venus fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::EN
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.