Aphyocypris moltrechti, Moltrecht's minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be the only species in the genus Pararasbora. The Endemic Species Research Institute[2] under the Council of Agriculture[3] of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has enlisted Aphyocypris moltrechti as "precious and rare species" among other endemic freshwater species.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Aphyocypris |
| Species: | A. moltrechti
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Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908 | |
Named in honor of physician-entomologist Arnold Moltrecht (1873–1952), who collected the type specimen.[5]
Aphyocypris moltrechti is distributed in the middle portion of western Taiwan, where they can be found in Tachia River and Tatu River.[6] Their total body length are usually seen from 4 cm to 8 cm.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) Moltrecht's minnow". Fishbase. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Endemic Species Research Institute official page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ Council of Agriculture official page
- ^ "List of endemic freshwater fish species in Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b Pararasbora moltrechti in The Fish Database of Taiwan
- ^ Pararasbora moltrechti in FishBase
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