Parachela (fish)

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Parachela
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Parachela cyanea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Parachela
Steindachner, 1881 [1]
Type species
Parachela breitensteinii
Steindachner, 1881 [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Grandisquamachela Fowler, 1934

Parachela is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. [1] These fishes are found in Asia.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parachela". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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