| Acheilognathus polylepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Acheilognathus |
| Species: | A. polylepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acheilognathus polylepis | |
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Acheilognathus polylepis 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".
Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846. It is the type species for the genus Acheilognathus.
The Deepbody bitterling or Itasenpara bitterling is a species of freshwater fish in the family of Cyprinidae. It is endemic to central and southern Japan. It grows to a maximum length of 8.0 cm.
Anabarilius polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, that is endemic to Yunnan, China. It only occurs in Dian Lake and Songhuaba reservoir in Kunming. It was once a major commercial fish species, but it has not been confirmed in the lake since the 1970s. Its decline is attributed to many factors: introduced fish species, decreasing water quality, the loss of macrophytes, over-fishing, and the loss of breeding sites due to siltation and blocked access.
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 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 gracilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China.
Acheilognathus hypselonotus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is found in the lower regions of the Yangtze River in China. Its maximum length is 16.5 cm. This species is once thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in Dongting Lake in 2018.
Acheilognathus imberbis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to the Zhejiang, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces of China. Its common length is 6.7 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 melanogaster is a species of brackish, freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus omeiensis 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 typus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus macropterus is a species of cyprinid fish native to China and northern Vietnam. It grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) SL.
Acheilognathus changtingensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China where it is found in the Hanjiang River in Fujian Province.
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.
Balistes polylepis, the finescale triggerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. This triggerfish is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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