Acheilognathus

Acheilognathus
Acheilognathus longipinnis, the Deepbody bitterling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Superfamily: Cyprinioidea
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Acheilognathinae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Bleeker, 1860
Type species
Capoeta rhombea Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Species

40 species, see text.

Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of several species. The type species is the Capoeta rhombea. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".

Morphology

Fishes of this genus have length from 5 to 27 cm. They are small and the shape is likely to the fishes of genus Puntius.

Species

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