Erythroculter
| Erythroculter erythropterus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Erythroculter Berg, 1909 |
| Species: | E. hypselonotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythroculter hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871) | |
Erythroculter hypselonotus is a species of cyprinid fish, the sole member of the genus Erythroculter. This species was originally described as Culter erythropterus. The name is derived from the Greek word erythros, meaning "red", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".
References
- "Erythroculter". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Species of Erythroculter in FishBase. February 2007 version.
- Valid species list of genus Erythroculter on FishBase.
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