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Amblypharyngodon melettinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Subfamily:
Danioninae
Genus:
Amblypharyngodon
Species:
A. melettinus
Binomial name
Amblypharyngodon melettinus
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms

Leuciscus melettina Valenciennes, 1844
Amblypharyngodon chakaiensis Babu Rao & Nair, 1978
Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis Jordan & Starks, 1917
Brachygramma jerdonii Day, 1865
Rhodeus indicus Jerdon, 1849

Amblypharyngodon melettinus is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is commonly known as the silver carplet and attentive carplet. It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Etymology

The generic name comes from Greek, "amblys" means "darkness" and Greek name "pharyngx" for "pharynx" with "odous" means "teeth".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus". FishBase. November 2014 version.
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