Opsariichthys

Opsariichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsariichthys
Bleeker, 1863

Opsariichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. There are currently 11 described species in the genus.[1][2]

Species

There are 11 species:[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, 2014 [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 pachycephalus Günther, 1868
  • Opsariichthys songmaensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2000
  • Opsariichthys uncirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) — three-lips

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Opsariichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. (3 February 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. Huynh, T.Q. & Chen, I-S. (2014): 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. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 21 (Suppl.) [2013]: 135-145.


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