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Amblypharyngodon
Sign in to saveThe carplets are a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, Amblypharyngodon, belonging to the family Danionidae. They are up to in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in South and Mainland Southeast Asia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- KU, USNM, NHMUK, CAS, NRM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Inde
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- Parent taxon
- Rasborinae
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- Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae.jpg
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The carplets are a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, Amblypharyngodon, belonging to the family Danionidae. They are up to in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in South and Mainland Southeast Asia.
==Species== There are 5 recognized species: Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii (Blyth, 1860) (Burmese carplet) Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990 Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Sri Lanka silver carplet) Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) (Attentive carplet) Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Bleeker, 1854) (Indian carplet) Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822) (Mola carplet)
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