Carplet | |
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Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Amblypharyngodon Bleeker, 1860 |
Type species | |
Cyprinus mola Hamilton, 1822 | |
Species | |
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The carplets (Amblypharyngodon) are a genus of fishes in the family Cyprinidae. They are up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in South and Mainland Southeast Asia.
Species
There are 5 recognized species:
- Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii (Blyth, 1860) (Burmese carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
- Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) (Attentive carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Bleeker, 1854) (Indian carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon mola (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Mola carplet)
The green carplet is in a separate genus, Horadandia atukorali
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Amblypharyngodon". FishBase. March 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Amblypharyngodon |
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