Opsariichthys
| Opsariichthys | |
|---|---|
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| Opsariichthys uncirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Opsariichthys Bleeker, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus uncirostris | |
Opsariichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies[2][1] found in freshwater habitats in Mainland China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.[3]
Species
[edit]These are the species, some with uncertain status:[2][4]
- Opsariichthys acutipinnis (Bleeker, 1871)
- Opsariichthys amurensis Berg 1932
- Opsariichthys bea Nguyen, 1987
- Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873
- Opsariichthys chengtui (Sh. Kimura, 1934)
- Opsariichthys dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2000
- Opsariichthys duchuunguyeni Huynh T. Q. & I. S. Chen, 2013[3]
- Opsariichthys evolans (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
- Opsariichthys hainanensis Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927
- Opsariichthys hieni T. T. Nguyen, 1987
- Opsariichthys iridescens X. Peng, J. J. Zhou & J. Q. Yang, 2024
- Opsariichthys jishuiensis Zha & Xu, 2025
- Opsariichthys kaopingensis I. S. Chen & J. H. Wu, 2009
- Opsariichthys macrolepis (Yang & Hwang, 1964)
- Opsariichthys minutus Nichols, 1926
- Opsariichthys pachycephalus Günther, 1868
- Opsariichthys rubriventris J. B. Chen, Y. T. Li, J. J. Zhou & J. J. Wang 2024
- Opsariichthys songmaensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2000
- Opsariichthys uncirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) — three-lips, hasu (ハス)
The status of Opsariichthys bea and Opsariichthys hieni are uncertain; the former might belong to the genus Parazacco and the latter to Rasbora.[4][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opsariichthys". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- 1 2 3 Huynh, Thien Quang; Chen, I-Shiung (2013). "A new species of cyprinid fish of genus Opsariichthys from Ky Cung – Bang Giang river basin, northern Vietnam with notes on the taxonomic status of the genus from Northern Vietnam and Southern China" (PDF). Journal of Marine Science and Technology. 21 (Suppl): 135–145. doi:10.6119/JMST-013-1219-12.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Opsariichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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