Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782)
(Bitterling)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhodeus amarus (Bitterling)
FamilyCYPRINIDAE (carps and relatives)
OrderCYPRINIFORMES (an order of bony fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Non-native fish www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/recreation/fishing/99055.aspx

Rhodeus amarus (Bitterling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhodeus amarus (Bitterling)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhodeus amarus (Bitterling)
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