Opsariichthys

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Opsariichthys
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Opsariichthys uncirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsariichthys
Bleeker, 1863
Type species
Leuciscus uncirostris
Temminck and Schlegel 1846

Opsariichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish [1] [2] found in freshwater habitats in Mainland China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. [3] There are currently 12 described species in the genus. [1] [2]

Species

There are 13 species, some with uncertain status: [1] [2]

The status of Opsariichthys bea and Opsariichthys hieni are uncertain; the former might belong to the genus Parazacco and the latter to Rasbora . [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Opsariichthys in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Huynh, Thien Quang; Chen, I-Shiung (2013). "A new species of cyprinid fish of genus Opsariichthys from Ky Cung – Bang Giang river basin, northern Vietnam with notes on the taxonomic status of the genus from Northern Vietnam and Southern China" (PDF). Journal of Marine Science and Technology. 21 (Suppl): 135–145. doi:10.6119/JMST-013-1219-12.