Biology:Crossocheilus

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Crossocheilus
Crossocheilus siamensis (2) by Ark.jpg
Siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus oblongus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Crossocheilus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Type species
Crossocheilus oblongus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Synonyms
  • Crossocheilichthys Bleeker, 1859
  • Holotylognathus Fowler, 1934

Crossocheilus, also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in China , India , Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in Asia.[1] These fish occur in several types of habitat, often fast-flowing rivers with rocky bottoms.[2]

Two C. oblongus resting on a rock.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Crossocheilus in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2011): Crossocheilus elegans, a new species of fish from northern Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59 (2): 195-199.
  3. Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Crossocheilus Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268880. 
  4. Tan, H.H. & Kottelat, M. (2009): The fishes of the Batang Hari drainage, Sumatra, with description of six new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20 (1): 13-69.

Wikidata ☰ Q3752843 entry

Further reading

Ciccotto, et al. 2017. (2017). "Revision of the Cyprinid Genus Crossocheilus (Tribe Labeonini) with Description of a New Species". Copeia 105 (2): 269–292. doi:10.1643/CI-16-538. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/26872434.pdf.