| Acanthopsoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cobitidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopsoides Fowler, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Acanthopsoides gracilis Fowler, 1934 [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Acanthopsoides is a genus of freshwater ray-finned-fishes belonging to the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches. These small fishes are found in Asia.
Acanthopsoides was first formally proposed as a monospecific genus in 1934 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with Acanthopsoides gracilis as its only species, as well as being designated as its type species. [1] The type locality for A. gracilis was given as Chiang Mai in the Chao Phraya River basin of Thailand. [2] This taxon was thought to be a synonym of Aperioptus, a genus proposed by Sir John Richardson in 1848 for Aperioptus pictorius, however, the specimens Richardson used to describe the genus were lost. In 2015 a neotype of Aperioptus pictorius was designated, but this designation was considered inavlid and the next available name, Acanthopsoides, was put forward. [3] This genus is included in the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches, in the suborder Cobitoidei of the order Cypriniformes. [4]
Acanthopsoides has the following species classified within it: [2]
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