Semiplotus is a genus of cyprinid fishes found in south Asia.
Semiplotus | |
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Semiplotus modestus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Semiplotus Bleeker, 1859 |
Type species | |
Cyprinion semiplotus McClelland, 1839
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Semiplotus cirrhosus B. L. Chaudhuri, 1919
- Semiplotus manipurensis Vishwanath & Kosygin, 2000
- Semiplotus modestus F. Day, 1870 (Burmese kingfish)
- Semiplotus semiplotus (McClelland, 1839) (Assamese kingfish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Semiplotus". FishBase. December 2012 version.