Rhodeus shitaiensis Li & Arai 2011

Distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: branched dorsal-fin rays 9-10 (usually 9); branched anal-fin rays 9-10 (usually 9); longest simple rays of dorsal and anal fins strong and stiff, distally segmented; longitudinal scale series 35-36; pored scales 6-12; vertebrae 34-36; a transverse row of black spots on dorsal-fin membrane; color pattern in nuptial males (iris, belly and central pat of caudal fin reddish-orange, lateral scales edged with deep blue) (Ref. 86534).

Rhodeus shitaiensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Rhodeus. It is endemic to China, where it is found in the Qiupu River of the Yangtze River drainage.