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Masticbarbus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Rank
  
Genus

Masticbarbus is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae, native to freshwater in southern China, Laos and Vietnam. They have traditionally been placed in Acrossocheilus.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Masticbarbus iridescens (Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927)
  • Masticbarbus lamus (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
  • Masticbarbus longipinnis (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Masticbarbus microstomus (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)

    • References

    Masticbarbus Wikipedia
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