Acrossocheilus
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Acrossocheilus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of ray-finned fishes in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Cyprinidae.

Morphology

Maximum length of the fishes of this species varies from 8 to 20 cm. Most of the fishes of this genus are found in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

, China
China
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, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

.

Species

It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

, with new ones being described occasionally:
  • Acrossocheilus aluoiensis
    Acrossocheilus aluoiensis
    Acrossocheilus aluoiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (H. D. Nguyễn, 1997)
  • Acrossocheilus baolacensis
    Acrossocheilus baolacensis
    Acrossocheilus baolacensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    V. H. Nguyen, 2001
  • Acrossocheilus beijiangensis
    Acrossocheilus beijiangensis
    Acrossocheilus beijiangensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977
  • Acrossocheilus clivosius
    Acrossocheilus clivosius
    Acrossocheilus clivosius is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (S. Y. Lin, 1935)
  • Acrossocheilus fasciatus
    Acrossocheilus fasciatus
    Acrossocheilus fasciatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1892)
  • Acrossocheilus hemispinus
    Acrossocheilus hemispinus
    Acrossocheilus hemispinus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...

    , 1925)
  • Acrossocheilus iridescens
    Acrossocheilus iridescens
    Acrossocheilus iridescens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...

     & Pope
    Clifford H. Pope
    Cliford Hillhouse Pope was a noted American herpetologist. He was the son of Mark Cooper Pope and Harriett Alexander Pope, and grew up in Washington, Georgia. Shortly after his graduation from the University of Virginia, Pope went to the Tropical Research Station at British Guiana, maintained...

    , 1927)
  • Acrossocheilus jishouensis
    Acrossocheilus jishouensis
    Acrossocheilus jishouensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    J. Zhao, X. L. Chen & W. W. Li, 1997
  • Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii
    Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii
    Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Regan, 1908)
  • Acrossocheilus lamus
    Acrossocheilus lamus
    Acrossocheilus lamus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
  • Acrossocheilus longipinnis
    Acrossocheilus longipinnis
    Acrossocheilus longipinnis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (H. W. Wu, 1939)
  • Acrossocheilus macrophthalmus
    Acrossocheilus macrophthalmus
    Acrossocheilus macrophthalmus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    V. H. Nguyen, 2001
  • Acrossocheilus malacopterus
    Acrossocheilus malacopterus
    Acrossocheilus malacopterus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    E. Zhang, 2005
  • Acrossocheilus monticola
    Acrossocheilus monticola
    Acrossocheilus monticola is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Günther, 1888)
  • Acrossocheilus paradoxus
    Acrossocheilus paradoxus
    Acrossocheilus paradoxus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Günther, 1868)
  • Acrossocheilus parallens
    Acrossocheilus parallens
    Acrossocheilus parallens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols
    John Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...

    , 1931)
  • Acrossocheilus rendahli
    Acrossocheilus rendahli
    Acrossocheilus rendahli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (S. Y. Lin, 1931)
  • Acrossocheilus spinifer
    Acrossocheilus spinifer
    Acrossocheilus spinifer is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    L. Y. Yuan, Z. Q. Wu & E. Zhang, 2006
  • Acrossocheilus stenotaeniatus
    Acrossocheilus stenotaeniatus
    Acrossocheilus stenotaeniatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    X. L. Chu & G. H. Cui, 1989
  • Acrossocheilus wenchowensis
    Acrossocheilus wenchowensis
    Acrossocheilus wenchowensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    Ki. Fu. Wang, 1935
  • Acrossocheilus wuyiensis S. H. Wu & H. X. Chen, 1981
  • Acrossocheilus xamensis
    Acrossocheilus xamensis
    Acrossocheilus xamensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    Kottelat
    Maurice Kottelat
    Dr. Maurice Kottelat is a Swiss ichthyologist.In 1976 he entered the University of Neuchâtel where he obtained his diploma in 1987. In 1980 he went to Thailand where he began his field research on Southeast Asiatic and Indonesian fresh water fish species...

    , 2000
  • Acrossocheilus yalyensis
    Acrossocheilus yalyensis
    Acrossocheilus yalyensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    V. H. Nguyen, 2001
  • Acrossocheilus yunnanensis
    Acrossocheilus yunnanensis
    Acrossocheilus yunnanensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus....

    (Regan, 1904)
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