Acheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846. It is the type species for the genus Acheilognathus.
When spawning, the females deposit their eggs inside bivalves, where they hatch and the young remain until they can swim.
Wikipedia contributors, Acheilognathus rhombeus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:41.798632+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Acheilognathus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyAcheilognathinae Bleeker, 1863
- genusAcheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
- speciesAcheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acheilognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus macromandibularis Doi, Arai & Liu, 1999 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus barbatus Nichols, 1926 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Chen & Li, 1987 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus changtingensis Yang, Zhu, Xiong & Liu, 2011 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus coreanus Steindachner, 1892 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus deignani (Smith, 1945) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus elongatoides Kottelat, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus fasciodorsalis Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus gracilis Nichols, 1926 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus hondae (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acheilognathus rhombea (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Capoeta rhombea Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | synonym |
| Paracheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1022001 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64H2F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.