Thynnichthys

Thynnichthys
Thynnichthys sandkhol
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Thynnichthys Bleeker, 1860 [1]
Type species
Leuciscus thynnoides Bleeker, 1852 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Thynnichthyina Fowler, 1937

Thynnichthys is a 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 fishes in this genus are found in southern Asia from India to Borneo.

Species

Thynnichthys contains the following species: ^[2]

• Thynnichthys polylepis Bleeker, 1860
• Thynnichthys sandkhol (Sykes, 1839) (Sandkhol carp)
• Thynnichthys thynnoides (Bleeker, 1852)
• Thynnichthys vaillanti M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thynnichthys". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labeoninae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thynnichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 December 2024.