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Acheilognathus
Sign in to saveAcheilognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 100
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- CAS, ROM, UMMZ, FMNH, ANSP, USNM
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Russia, Japan
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- Cyprinidae
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- Acheilognathus longipinnis2.jpg
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Acheilognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".
== Morphology == Fish of this genus range in length from 5 to 27 cm. They are similar in appearance to fishes of the genus Puntius.
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