Georgian Bitterling
Rhodeus colchicus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Georgian bitterling is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in the western portion of the Transcaucasia region of Georgia. It was originally described by Nina Gidalevna Bogutskaya and Alexey Mikhailovich Komlev in 2001. It reaches a maximum size of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Acheilognathidae
- Genus
- Rhodeus