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Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

122Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
5Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar2
Apr5
May14
Jun19
Jul19
Aug12
Sep31
Oct14
Nov5
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England104
2Suffolk England9
3Cheshire East England3
4Northamptonshire England1
5St. Helens England1
122 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
122
Peak month
September
Counties with records
5
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Rhodeus amarus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
102
Most recorded in
Cambridgeshire
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Rhodeus
Name with authority
Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782)
Described
1782

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1402074 · GBIF 2360842