Spotted Steed
Hemibarbus maculatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The spotted steed is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found throughout the Amur basin in eastern Asia to China, the Korean peninsula, and Japan. The generic name, Hemibarbus, is a combination of Ancient Greek hemi, meaning "half", and Barbus, which is another cyprinid genus. The specific name, maculatus, means "spotted" in latin.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Gobionidae
- Genus
- Hemibarbus