Discherodontus

Summary

Discherodontus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes found in rivers and streams in Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan in China.

Discherodontus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: DischerodontusRainboth, 1989
Type species
Barbus ashmeadi
Fowler, 1937

Species edit

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

Synonyms
  • Discherodontus colemani (Fowler, 1937) accepted as Barbodes colemani
  • Discherodontus somphongsi (Benl & Klausewitz, 1962) accepted as Discherodontus halei

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Discherodontus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
  2. ^ Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  • Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Discherodontus Rainboth, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268999 on 2024-01-24