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Bangana
Bangana diplostoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Bangana
Hamilton, 1822
Type species
Cyprinus dero
Hamilton, 1822
Species

20

Synonyms
  • Mirolabeo Chu, 1963
  • Tylognathus Heckel, 1842

Bangana is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is distributed across much of southern and eastern Asia. Species live mainly in the flowing waters of tropical and subtropical rivers.[1]

Bangana includes many species formerly classified in the genus Sinilabeo.[1]

Species

There are 20 species in this genus:[2]

References