Culter (genus)

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Culter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Culter
Basilewsky, 1855
Type species
Culter alburnus
Basilewsky, 1855
Species

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Culter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 5 species. The type species is Culter alburnus. The name is derived from the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".

[edit] Species

  • Culter alburnus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Culter erythropterus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Culter mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855
  • Culter oxycephaloides Kreyenberg and Pappenheim, 1908
  • Culter recurviceps (Richardson, 1846)

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