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Ancherythroculter

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Ancherythroculter is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus occur in eastern Asia in China and Vietnam. There are currently five recognized species in this genus, though the validity of A. lini was under some doubt.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations2
Observations recorded356

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Ancherythroculter is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus occur in eastern Asia in China and Vietnam. There are currently five recognized species in this genus, though the validity of A. lini was under some doubt.

==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Ancherythroculter daovantieni (Bănărescu, 1967) Ancherythroculter kurematsui (Sh. Kimura, 1934) Ancherythroculter lini Y. L. Luo, 1994 Ancherythroculter nigrocauda P. L. Yih & C. K. Wu, 1964 Ancherythroculter wangi (T. L. Tchang, 1932)

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