Acheilognathus asmussii (Dybowski, 1872)
Russian bitterling
Kolyuchii gorchak,  Spiny bitterling,  Spiny bitterlings,  колючий горчак

Family:  Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Max. size:  16 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Russia, Mongolia, China and Korea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Occurs in the lower Amur basin, the Ussuri River and Lake Khanka (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to some areas within the country unintentionally where it has locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 1441. nEurRus


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