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Bitterling

Rhodeus sericeus

286Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb2
Mar0
Apr6
May8
Jun16
Jul46
Aug54
Sep113
Oct37
Nov4
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England248
2Suffolk England12
3Cheshire East England6
4St. Helens England2
286 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
286
Peak month
September
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Rhodeus sericeus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
148
Most recorded in
Cambridgeshire
Conservation designations
Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Rhodeus
Name with authority
Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776)
Described
1776

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q855808 · GBIF 2360803