Chagunius

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Chagunius
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Chaguni (C. chagunio)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Chagunius
H. M. Smith, 1938 [1]
Type species
Cyprinus chagunio
Hamilton, 1822 [1]

Chagunius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus occur in South and Southeast Asia.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chagunius". FishBase . October 2012 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chagunius". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 January 2025.