| Diplocheilichthys jentinkii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Diplocheilichthys |
| Species: | D. jentinkii |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplocheilichthys jentinkii (Popta, 1904) | |
Diplocheilichthys jentinkii is a species of cyprinid in the genus Diplocheilichthys that inhabits Indonesia. [1] Its habitat is fast-flowing waters. [1]
The Cyprinidae are the family of freshwater fish, collectively called cyprinids, that includes the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives. Also commonly called the "carp family", or "minnow family", Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general, with about 3,000 species of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. They range from about 12 mm to the 3-m Catlocarpio siamensis. The family belongs to the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes, of whose genera and species the cyprinids make up more than two-thirds. The family name is derived from the Ancient Greek kyprînos.
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