Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish native to Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".
| Acheilognathus | |
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| Acheilognathus rhombeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Capoeta rhombea | |
Morphology
editFish of this genus range in length from 5 to 27 cm. They are similar in appearance to fishes of the genus Puntius.
Species
editThere are currently 41 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acheilognathus asmussii (Dybowski, 1872) (Russian bitterling)
- Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873
- Acheilognathus barbatus Nichols, 1926
- Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Y. R. Chen & Z. Y. Li, 1987
- Acheilognathus changtingensis Qing Yang, Y. R. Zhu, B. X. Xiong & H. Z. Liu, 2011
- Acheilognathus coreanus Steindachner, 1892
- Acheilognathus cyanostigma D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (striped bitterling)
- Acheilognathus deignani (H. M. Smith, 1945)
- Acheilognathus elongatoides Kottelat, 2001
- Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908) (elongate bitterling)
- Acheilognathus fasciodorsalis V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
- Acheilognathus gracilis Nichols, 1926
- †Acheilognathus hondae (D. S. Jordan & Metz, 1913)
- Acheilognathus hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871)
- Acheilognathus imberbis Günther, 1868
- Acheilognathus imfasciodorsalis V. H. Nguyễn, 2001
- Acheilognathus kyphus (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
- Acheilognathus longibarbatus (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
- Acheilognathus longipinnis Regan, 1905 (deepbody bitterling)
- Acheilognathus macromandibularis A. Doi, R. Arai & H. Z. Liu, 1999
- Acheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871)
- Acheilognathus majusculus I. S. Kim & H. Yang, 1998
- Acheilognathus melanogaster Bleeker, 1860 (Japanese bitterling)
- Acheilognathus meridianus (H. W. Wu, 1939)
- Acheilognathus microphysa J. X. Yang, X. L. Chu & Y. R. Chen, 1990
- Acheilognathus nguyenvanhaoi H. D. Nguyễn, Đ. H. Trần & T. T. Tạ, 2013[2]
- Acheilognathus omeiensis (H. J. Shih & T. L. Tchang, 1934)
- Acheilognathus peihoensis Fowler, 1910
- Acheilognathus polylepis (H. W. Wu, 1964)
- Acheilognathus polyspinus (Holčík, 1972)
- Acheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Acheilognathus striatus Qing Yang, B. X. Xiong, Q. Y. Tang & H. Z. Liu, 2010
- Acheilognathus tabira D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914
- Acheilognathus tabira erythropterus R. Arai, Fujikawa & Nagata, 2007
- Acheilognathus tabira jordani R. Arai, Fujikawa & Nagata, 2007
- Acheilognathus tabira nakamurae R. Arai, Fujikawa & Nagata, 2007
- Acheilognathus tabira tabira D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914
- Acheilognathus tabira tohokuensis R. Arai, Fujikawa & Nagata, 2007
- Acheilognathus taenianalis (Günther, 1873)
- Acheilognathus tonkinensis (Vaillant, 1892)
- Acheilognathus typus Bleeker, 1863
- Acheilognathus yamatsutae T. Mori, 1928
In addition, there are two undescribed species in Korea awaiting further study:
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acheilognathus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Nguyen Huu Duc; Tran Duc Hau; Ta Thi Thuy (2013). "A new species of genus Acheilognathus, Bleeker, 1895 from the Tien Yen river, Vietnam". Vietnam Journal of Biology. 35 (1): 18–22. doi:10.15625/0866-7160/v35n1.2933.
- ^ Chae, B.S.; Kim, S.K.; Lee, J.H.; Hwang, U.W. (2014). "Taxonomic status of Acheilognathus sp. (Cyprinidae) found in the Geum River, Korea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology (in Korean). 26 (4): 249–258. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Kim, Y.H.; Yun, B.H.; Sung, M.S.; Bang, I.-C. (2022). "Taxonomic Status of Acheilognathus sp. HR (Cypriniformes: Acheilognathidae) Found in the Dalcheon River, a Tributary of Hangang River, Korea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology (in Korean). 34 (4): 231–243. doi:10.35399/ISK.34.4.2. Retrieved 5 June 2023.