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.
The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinid subfamily Acheilognathinae. This subfamily contains four genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus, and at least 71 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.
Acheilognathus barbatulus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to the Mekong river in Laos, northern Vietnam and southern China in waters between 8-20 °C and its maximum length is 8.4 cm.
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 elongatoides is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Vietnam and grows to a maximum length of 9.8 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 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 macromandibularis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to China. It grows to a maximum length of 5.2 cm.
Acheilognathus melanogaster is a species of brackish, freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Japan.
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 imfasciodorsalis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Vietnam.
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 nguyenvanhaoi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Vietnam.
