Culter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of four species found in freshwater of eastern Asia (Siberia to Vietnam). The name is derived from the Latin word culter, meaning "knife". Culter is closely related to Chanodichthys and some species have been moved between these genera.

Culter
Culter alburnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Culter
Basilewsky, 1855
Type species
Culter alburnus
Basilewsky, 1855

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Culter". FishBase. August 2011 version.