Erythroculter

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Erythroculter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Erythroculter
Berg, 1909
Type species
Culter erythropterus
Basilewsky, 1855
Species

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Erythroculter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 1 species. The type species is the predatory carp, Culter erythropterus. The name is derived from the Greek word erythros, meaning "red", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".

[edit] Species

  • Erythroculter hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871)

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