Zacco (fish)
Encyclopedia
Zacco is a small East Asia
n genus
of ray-finned fishes in the family
Cyprinidae.
Other species formerly placed here are now in Candidia
, Nipponocypris
, Opsariichthys
and Parazacco
.
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
n genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of ray-finned fishes in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cyprinidae.
Species
- Zacco chengtui Sh. Kimura, 1934
- Zacco platypus (TemminckCoenraad Jacob TemminckCoenraad Jacob Temminck was a Dutch aristocrat and zoologist.Temminck was the first director of the National Natural History Museum at Leiden from 1820 until his death. His Manuel d'ornithologie, ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe was the standard work on European birds...
& SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
, 1846) (Pale Chub, Freshwater Minnow) - Zacco taliensis (Regan, 1907)
Other species formerly placed here are now in Candidia
Candidia
Candidia is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. There are currently two recognized species in this genus.-Species:* Candidia barbata * Candidia pingtungensis I. S. Chen, J. H. Wu & C. H. Hsu, 2008...
, Nipponocypris
Nipponocypris
Nipponocypris is a genus of cyprinid fish containing two species, one endemic to Japan, the other to South Korea.-Species:* Nipponocypris koreanus * Nipponocypris sieboldii...
, Opsariichthys
Opsariichthys
Opsariichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently ten described species in the genus.-Species:* Opsariichthys bea T. T. Nguyen, 1987* Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873...
and Parazacco
Parazacco
Parazacco is a genus of cyprinid fishes that contains two species, both of which are found in China and Vietnam.-Species:* Parazacco fasciatus * Parazacco spilurus...
.