Ancherythroculter
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Ancherythroculter is a genus of cyprinid
fishes that occur in eastern Asia
in China
and Vietnam
. There are currently five recognized species in this genus, though the validity of A. lini is under some doubt.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fishes that occur in eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
in China
China
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and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. There are currently five recognized species in this genus, though the validity of A. lini is under some doubt.
Species
- Ancherythroculter daovantieni (Bănărescu, 1967)
- Ancherythroculter kurematsui (Sh. Kimura, 1934)
- Ancherythroculter lini Y. L. Luo, 1994 (may by jr. synonym of A. daovantieni)
- Ancherythroculter nigrocauda P. L. Yih & C. K. Wu, 1964
- Ancherythroculter wangi (T. L. Tchang, 1932)