Cultrinae
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The Cultrinae are a subfamily of cyprinid fish
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
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Recognized Genera
- ChanodichthysChanodichthysChanodichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species. The name is derived from the Greek word chanos, meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ichthys, meaning "fish".-Species:...
- CulterCulter (genus)Culter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species. The name is derived from the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".- Species :* Culter alburnus Basilewsky, 1855* Culter flavipinnis Tirant, 1883...
- ErythroculterErythroculterErythroculter hypselonotus is a species of cyprinid fish, the sole member of the genus Erythroculter. This species was originally described as Culter erythropterus. The name is derived from the Greek word erythros, meaning "red", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife"....
- HemiculterHemiculterHemiculter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 8 species. The type species is the Sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".- Species :...
- IschikauiaIschikauiaIschikauia steenackeri is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Japan. This species was originally described as Opsariichthys steenackeri. This species is the only member of genus....
- MegalobramaMegalobramaMegalobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 6 species. The type species is Megalobrama skolkovii. The name is derived from the Greek word megalos, meaning "great", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish....
- Parabramis – White Amur Bream
- SinibramaSinibramaSinibrama is a small genus of cyprinid fishes, the five currently recognized species distributed in south China, Taiwan, Laos and Vietnam. These are silvery fishes with deep, laterally compressed bodies, large eyes and terminal mouths...