Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus

Basic information
Scientific name	Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus	Click to magnify
Common names	Rosy bitterling
Higher taxon	Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	East Asia.
Habitat	Lake or pond, stream.

Invasion information
Range in Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	1942
Route	Accidental introduction (with fishery products).
Impact	Competition, hybridization against native species. Native organism(s) affected: Fishes.
Regulation in Japan	Keeping and release of this species in Shiga and Saga Prefs. are controled by a prefectural ordinance.
Introduced range in other countries	Under Construction.

Reference	Notes
Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn) Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2010-12-09) http://www.fishbase.org/. Kawanabe et al. (Eds) (2002) Freshwater Fishes of Japan. YAMA-KEI Pub., Tokyo (in Jpn) etc.	100 of the Japan’s Worst Invasive Alien Species