Gobiocypris
Appearance
| Gobiocypris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Gobiocypris M. R. Ye & T. Y. Fu, 1983 |
| Species: | G. rarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gobiocypris rarus M. R. Ye & T. Y. Fu, 1983 | |
Gobiocypris is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[2] The only species in this genus is Gobiocypris rarus (Juji fish)[3], a fish endemic to China where it is only found near Jiuxiang in Sichuan province.
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 has a genetic sex determination system[3], and it can produce a large number of eggs, with a high hatching rate.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Zhang, E. & Chen, X.-Y. (2023). "Gobiocypris rarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T212878417A212878419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212878417A212878419.en. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gobionidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- 1 2 Su, Naike; Ren, Zhiqin; Wang, Houpeng; Wang, Chaofan; Hao, Yongkang; Ye, Ding; He, Mudan; Sun, Yonghua (2025-12-24). "Cyprinid Juji (Gobiocypris rarus) as a model fish to study germ cell development and gonadal differentiation". Communications Biology. 9 (1). Nature Publishing Group: 106. doi:10.1038/s42003-025-09378-w. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 12830867. PMID 41444822.
- ↑ 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.). "Gobiocypris rarus". FishBase. August 2011 version.