Garnet minnow
Aphyocypris lini
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The garnet minnow is endemic to southern China, including Hong Kong. Critically endangered. It reaches 5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Aphyocypris lini
- Family
- Xenocyprididae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Xenocyprididae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyocypris pooni, Hemigrammocypris lini
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–22 °C
- pH
- 7.5–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 13 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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