Biology:Hemiculter

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Hemiculter
Hemiculter leucisculus.JPG
Sharpbelly, Hemiculter leucisculus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Hemiculter
Bleeker, 1860
Type species
Hemiculter leucisculus
(Basilewsky, 1855)

Hemiculter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of eight species native to fresh water of eastern Asia (Siberia to Vietnam). The type species is the sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q624979 entry