| Acheilognathus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Acheilognathus |
| Species: | A. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acheilognathus gracilis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acheilognathus gracilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus . It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish native to Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".
The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinid subfamily Acheilognathinae. This subfamily contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus, and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.
Acheilognathus barbatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to the Mingjiang and Yangtze rivers in China. Its common length is 4.0 cm.
Acheilognathus binidentatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus brevicaudatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus deignani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to northern Vietnam in the Mekong River. It grows to a maximum length of 5.2 cm.
The striped bitterling is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Lake Biwa and Lake Yogo in Japan. It typically grows to a length of 6.0 cm.
Acheilognathus kyphus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to eastern Asia; inhabiting Thailand and northern Vietnam. However, due to a general lack of knowledge, IUCN has classified the fish as being data deficient. In Czech, Acheilognathus kyphus is known as "Hořavka thajská", meaning Thai bitterling.
Acheilognathus longibarbatus is a species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Laos and northern Vietnam. It grows to a maximum length of 9.2 cm.
Acheilognathus melanogaster is a species of brackish, freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus microphysa is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus omeiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus tabira is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. The species is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus taenianalis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus yamatsutae is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Korea and China.
Acheilognathus tabira nakamurae is a subspecies of Acheilognathus tabira.
Acheilognathus typus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus imfasciodorsalis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Vietnam.
Acheilognathus striatus is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China, where it is found in the Le’an River in Jiangxi Province.
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