Ochetobius

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Ochetobius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Ochetobius
Günther, 1868 [2]
Species:
O. elongatus
Binomial name
Ochetobius elongatus
(Kner, 1867) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Opsarius elongatusKner, 1867
  • Agenigobio halsoueti Sauvage, 1878
  • Ochetobius lucens Jordan & Starks, 1905

Ochetobius is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. [2] The only species in the genus is Ochetobius elongatus, a fish found in eastern Asia. [3]

References

  1. Nguyen, T.H.T.; Van, N.S.; Thinh, D.V. (2013). "Ochetobius elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T167008A1162900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T167008A1162900.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Oxygaster". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 January 2025.