Chanodichthys is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish, consisting of five species from eastern Asia (China, Mongolia, Russia and Vietnam). The name is derived from the Greek word chanos, meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ichthys, meaning "fish". Chanodichthys is closely related to Culter and some species have been moved between these genera.
| Chanodichthys | |
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| Predatory carp (Chanodichthys erythropterus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Chanodichthys Bleeker, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Chanodichthys mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 | |
Species
edit- Chanodichthys abramoides (Dybowski, 1872)
- Chanodichthys dabryi (Bleeker, 1871) (Humpback)
- Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Predatory carp)
- Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Mongolian redfin)
- Chanodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1871)
References
edit- "Chanodichthys". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chanodichthys". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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