Hemiculter
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Hemiculter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 8 species. The type species is the Sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".
[edit] Species
- Hemiculter bleekeri Warpachowski, 1887
- Hemiculter elongatus Nguyen & Ngo, 2001
- Hemiculter krempfi Pellegrin & Chevey, 1938
- Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855) -- Sharpbelly
- Hemiculter lucidus (Dybowski, 1872) -- Ussuri sharpbelly
- Hemiculter songhongensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2001
- Hemiculter tchangi Fang, 1942
- Hemiculter varpachovskii Nikolskii, 1903
[edit] References
- Hemiculter (TSN 638889). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 25 May 2007.
- "Hemiculter". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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