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Acheilognathus
Acheilognathus rhombeus
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Acheilognathus

Bleeker, 1860
Type species
Capoeta rhombea
Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish native to Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".

Morphology

Fishes of this genus have length from 5 to 27 cm. They are small and the shape is likely to the fishes of genus Puntius.

Species

There are currently 42 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acheilognathus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Nguyen Huu Duc, Tran Duc Hau & Ta Thi Thuy (2013): A new species of genus Acheilognathus, Bleeker, 1895 from the Tien Yen river, Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Biology, 35 (1): 18-22.