Hemiculterella
Encyclopedia
Hemiculterella is a genus of cyprinid
fish that occurs in eastern Asia
. There are currently three species in this genus.
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...
fish that occurs 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...
. There are currently three species in this genus.
Species
- Hemiculterella macrolepis Y. R. Chen, 1989
- Hemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski, 1887
- Hemiculterella wui (Ki. Fu. Wang, 1935)