Biology:Opsariichthys

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Opsariichthys
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Opsariichthys uncirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsariichthys
Bleeker, 1863
Type species
Leuciscus uncirostris
Temminck and Schlegel 1846

Opsariichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish[1][2] found in freshwater habitats in Mainland China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan , Korea, and Vietnam.[3] There are currently 12 described species in the genus.[1][2]

Species

There are 12 species, some with uncertain status:[1][2]


The status of Opsariichthys bea and Opsariichthys hieni are uncertain; the former might belong to the genus Parazacco and the latter to Rasbora.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Opsariichthys in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. Retrieved 24 March 2017. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huynh, Thien Quang; Chen, I-Shiung (2013). "A new species of cyprinid fish of genus Opsariichthys from Ky Cung – Bang Giang river basin, northern Vietnam with notes on the taxonomic status of the genus from Northern Vietnam and Southern China". Journal of Marine Science and Technology 21 (Suppl): 135–145. doi:10.6119/JMST-013-1219-12. http://jmst.ntou.edu.tw/marine/dsea/135-145.pdf. 

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