Opsariichthys chengtui

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Opsariichthys chengtui
Zacco chengtui.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Opsariichthys
Species:
O. chengtui
Binomial name
Opsariichthys chengtui
(Sh. Kimura, 1934) [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Zacco chengtuiSh. Kimura, 1934

Zacco chengtui or Chengdu chub is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. [2] [3] It inhabits Chengtu, Sichuan Province, China. [3] It was described as Zacco chengtui in 1934 by Shigeru Kimura. [2]

References

  1. Zhang, E. (2024). "Opsariichthys chengtui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T212785181A212785183. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T212785181A212785183.en . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsariichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Opsariichthys chengtui". FishBase . October 2024 version.