Chanodichthys
Sign in to saveChanodichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The species in this genus are found in Eastern Asia. The name is derived from the Greek word chanos, meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ichthys, meaning "fish". Chanodichthys is closely related to Culter and some species have been moved between these genera.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chanodichthys is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to predatory carp, Animalia and Greek.
Vinony files it under Chanodichthys, Fish of Asia and Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- CAS, ZMO, ZMUC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- China, N/A, Mongolia, Taiwan
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- Cyprinidae
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Chanodichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The species in this genus are found in Eastern Asia. The name is derived from the Greek word chanos, meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ichthys, meaning "fish". Chanodichthys is closely related to Culter and some species have been moved between these genera.
==Species== Chanodichthys contains the following species: Chanodichthys abramoides (Dybowski, 1872) Chanodichthys dabryi (Bleeker, 1871) (Humpback) Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Predatory carp) Chanodichthys flavipinnis (Tirant, 1883) Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Mongolian redfin) Chanodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1871) Chanodichthys recurviceps (J. Richardson, 1846)
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