Bitterling Bitterling

Bitterling - Definition and Overview

Bitterling
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Superclass:Osteichthyes
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Rhodeus
Species:sericeus
Binomial name
Rhodeus sericeus
(Pallas, 1776)

The bitterling is a small European fish of the carp family with a symbiotic relationship with the freshwater mussel. The bitterling lays her eggs in the mussel, where the fry feed on the mussel's blood. The mussel, in turn, releases larvae called glochidia, which attach to the gills or skin of the bitterling, or other freshwater fish, and grow in a cyst until they are ready to break forth.

Example Usage of Bitterling

TheOrnamentLW: Craig Bitterling as Zach, Terry Terry as Henry, and Dan Kasis as Jake in LifeWay's presentation of THE ORNAMENT -- http://twitpic.com/tsfxz
TheOrnamentLW: Craig Bitterling as Zach and Terry Terry as Henry in LifeWay's presentation of THE ORNAMENT -- http://twitpic.com/tsfl5
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