It was originally described as "Cyprinus amarus" by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1782, and has been referred to in scientific literature as "Rhodeus sericeus amarus".
Frankfurt na Odri (nemško "Frankfurt (Oder)", lužiškosrbsko "Frankobord") je mesto v nemški zvezni deželi Brandenburg, na reki Odri ter direktno na nemško-poljski meji.