Acrossocheilus paradoxus

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Acrossocheilus paradoxus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Acrossocheilus
Species:
A. paradoxus
Binomial name
Acrossocheilus paradoxus
(Günther, 1868) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnostomus formosanusRegan, 1908
  • Acrossocheilus formosanus(Regan, 1908)
  • Gymnostomus labiatusRegan, 1908
  • Acrossocheilus labiatus(Regan, 1908)

Acrossocheilus paradoxus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus from Taiwan and China. It is used for food and kept as an ornamental fish. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Acrossocheilus paradoxus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.