Aphyocypris kikuchii explained

Aphyocypris kikuchii is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to 8cm (03inches) total length.

A.kikuchii has a low dispersal capability, which in turn leads to reduced gene flow between populations and higher genetic differentiation. During the past few decades, A. kikuchii populations have diminished immensely due to habitat degradation. These circumstances have led the species to be assigned with the endangered status.^[1]

Named in honor of Yonetaro Kikuchi (1869-1921), collector for the Taipei Museum in Formosa (Taiwan), who collected the type specimen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Lin . H.-D. . Hsu . K.-C. . Shao . K.-T. . Chang . Y.-C. . Wang . J.-P. . Lin . C.-J. . Chiang . T.-Y. . June 2008 . Population structure and phylogeography of Aphyocypris kikuchii (Oshima) based on mitochondrial DNA variation . Journal of Fish Biology . en . 72 . 8 . 2011–2025 . 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01836.x . 2008JFBio..72.2011L . 0022-1112.
2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE . 8 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 1 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201072729/https://etyfish.org/cypriniformes13/ . dead .