Diptychus
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Diptychus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 4 species. The type species is the scaly osman, Diptychus maculatus. The name is derived from the Greek word di, meaning "two", and the Greek word ptyx, meaning "fold".
[edit] Species
- Diptychus chungtienensis Tsao, 1964
- Diptychus kaznakovi (Nikolskii, 1903)
- Diptychus maculatus Steindachner, 1866
- Diptychus sewerzowi Kessler, 1872
[edit] References
- Diptychus (TSN 638882). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 25 May 2007.
- "Diptychus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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