Rhodeus carpus can be eaten.

Rhodeus (Pronunciation: [pánɡ pí] Scientific name: Rhodeinae) is the common name for the fish belonging to the carp family Carpidae (Rhodeus subfamily), also known as the four-square skin, mirror fish, color round children, a group of small freshwater fish, is divided into Rhodeus, Rhodeus (Acheilognathus), Rhodeus sinensis (Tanakia). Tanakia).

Rhodeus is an omnivorous fish that inhabits slow-moving or still waters and relies on freshwater mussels (Anodonta) for reproduction, with a small range of activity and a short lifespan. It is widely distributed in East and Southeast Asia and Europe.

Rhodeus rohitaensis reproduces in a special way, and they need to cooperate with mussels in order to produce offspring. Rhodeus carpus spawns in batches from April to June, with a peak in mid-May.

As a small fish, it is weak in reproduction and carries a low number of eggs, but its reproduction method greatly protects its young. Male and female Rhodeus ocellatus will accompany each other in search of mussel (Anodonta) habitats, and when they find an open mussel, the female Rhodeus ocellatus inserts her spawning tube into the mussel's intake tube and lays her oblong eggs into the mussel's gill cavities.