Biology:Acanthopsoides
Acanthopsoides is a genus of freshwater ray-finned-fishes belonging to the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches. These small fishes are found in Asia.
Taxonomy
Acanthopsoides was first formally proposed as a monospecific genus in 1934 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with Acanthopsoides gracilis as its only species, as well as being designated as its type species.[1] The type locality for A. gracilis was given as Chiang Mai in the Chao Phraya River basin of Thailand.[2] This taxon was thought to be a synonym of Aperioptus, a genus proposed by Sir John Richardson in 1848 for Aperioptus pictorius, however, the specimens Richardson used to describe the genus were lost. In 2015 a neotype of Aperioptus pictorius was designated, but this designation was considered invalid and the next available name, Acanthopsoides, was put forward.[3] This genus is included in the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches, in the suborder Cobitoidei of the order Cypriniformes.[4]
Species
Acanthopsoides has the following species classified within it:[2]
- Acanthopsoides hapalias Acanthopsoides delphax
- Siebert, 1991 (Smith, 1945)
- Siebert, 1991 Acanthopsoides molobrion
- Acanthopsoides gracilis Siebert, 1991
- Acanthopsoides gracilentus Fowler, 1934
- Siebert, 1991 Acanthopsoides robertsi
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCofF - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Acanthopsoides". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Acanthopsoides.
- ↑ "Genera that contain: Aperioptus (not including unavailable names)". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp.
- ↑ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". California Academy of Sciences. https://www.calacademy.org/scientists/catalog-of-fishes-classification.
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