Amblypharyngodon melettinus
| Amblypharyngodon melettinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Amblypharyngodon |
| Species: | A. melettinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leuciscus melettina Valenciennes, 1844 | |
Amblypharyngodon melettinus is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is commonly known as the silver carplet and attentive carplet. It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of India and Sri Lanka.[1]
Etymology
The generic name comes from Greek, "amblys" means "darkness" and Greek name "pharyngx" for "pharynx" with "odous" means "teeth".[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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