Megalobrama
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Megalobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 6 species. The type species is Megalobrama skolkovii. The name is derived from the Greek word megalos, meaning "great", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.
[edit] Species
- Megalobrama amblycephala Yih, 1955
- Megalobrama elongata Huang and Zhang, 1986
- Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Megalobrama pellegrini (Tchang, 1930)
- Megalobrama skolkovii Dybowski, 1872
- Megalobrama terminalis (Richardson, 1846)
[edit] References
- Megalobrama (TSN 687557). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 25 May 2007.
- "Megalobrama". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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