Hemiculter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
Genus: | Hemiculter Bleeker, 1860 |
Species | |
8, see text. |
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".