Opsariichthys

Opsariichthys
Opsariichthys uncirostris
Scientific classification
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 China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.[3] There are currently 12 described species in the genus.[1][2]

Species

There are 12 species, some with uncertain status:[1][2]

  • Opsariichthys bea T. T. Nguyen, 1987
  • Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873
  • Opsariichthys dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2000
  • Opsariichthys duchuunguyeni Huynh T. Q. & I. S. Chen, 2013[3]
  • Opsariichthys evolans (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
  • Opsariichthys hainanensis Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927
  • Opsariichthys hieni T. T. Nguyen, 1987
  • Opsariichthys kaopingensis I. S. Chen & J. H. Wu, 2009
  • Opsariichthys minutus Nichols, 1926
  • Opsariichthys pachycephalus Günther, 1868
  • Opsariichthys songmaensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2000
  • Opsariichthys uncirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) — three-lips, hasu (ハス)

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, 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). 21 (Suppl.): 135–145. doi:10.6119/JMST-013-1219-12.


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