Stenorynchoacrum

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Stenorynchoacrum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Stenorynchoacrum
Y. F. Huang, J. X. Yang & X. Y. Chen, 2014 [1]
Species:
S. xijiangensis
Binomial name
Stenorynchoacrum xijiangensis
Y. F. Huang, J. X. Yang & X. Y. Chen, 2014 [2]

Stenorynchoacrum is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. [1] The only species in the genus is Stenorynchoacrum xijiangensis a species endemic to China. It is only known from Guangxi Province where it occurs in a tributary of the Zhujiang River. [3] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labeoninae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Stenorynchoacrum". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. Huang, Y.; Yang, J.; Chen, X. (2014). "Stenorynchoacrum xijiangensis, a new genus and a new species of Labeoninae fish from Guangxi, China (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" . Zootaxa. 3793 (3): 379–386. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3793.3.6. PMID   24870177.