Gobiocypris rarus is a freshwater [1] species of cyprinid fish endemic to China where it is only found near Jiuxiang in Sichuan province. It is the only species in its genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobioninae |
| Genus: | Gobiocypris M. R. Ye & T. Y. Fu, 1983 |
| Species: | G. rarus
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| Gobiocypris rarus | |
Reproduction edit
The minimum age of reproduction is 4 months. Females reproduce during the months of March and November when temperatures are warmer. Gobiocypris rarus can produce a large number of eggs, with a high hatching rate. [2]
References edit
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Gobiocypris rarus Ye & Fu, 1983". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ Xiong, Dongmei; Xie, Congxin; Xia, Lu (2007-09-14). "Threatened fishes of the world: Gobiocypris rarus Ye and Fu, 1983 (Cypinidae)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 86 (1): 107. doi:10.1007/s10641-007-9284-8. ISSN 1573-5133. S2CID 39971274.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Gobiocypris rarus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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