Biology:Discherodontus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Discherodontus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Discherodontus Rainboth, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus ashmeadi Fowler, 1937
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Discherodontus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Discherodontus ashmeadi (Fowler, 1937)
- Discherodontus halei (Duncker, 1904)
- Discherodontus parvus (H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977)
- Discherodontus schroederi (H. M. Smith, 1945)
- Synonyms
- Discherodontus colemani (Fowler, 1937) accepted as Barbodes colemani
- Discherodontus somphongsi (Benl & Klausewitz, 1962) accepted as Discherodontus halei
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Discherodontus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Discherodontus Rainboth, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268999 on 2024-01-24
Wikidata ☰ Q3764423 entry
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