Hemiculter
Encyclopedia
Hemiculter is a genus of cyprinid
fish
, consisting of 8 species. The type species
is the Sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek
word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, consisting of 8 species. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is the Sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".
Species
- Hemiculter bleekeriHemiculter bleekeriHemiculter bleekeri is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in the Amur River basin, Yangtze River basin, and the Yellow River basin in China. It was originally described by N. A...
Warpachowski, 1887 - Hemiculter elongatusHemiculter elongatusHemiculter elongatus is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Cultrinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland waters in Vietnam. It was originally described by Nguyen & Ngo in 2001....
V. H. Nguyen & S. V. Ngô, 2001 - Hemiculter krempfiHemiculter krempfiHemiculter krempfi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter....
PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
& Chevey, 1938 - Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Sharpbelly)
- Hemiculter lucidus (Dybowski, 1872) (Ussuri Sharpbelly)
- Hemiculter songhongensisHemiculter songhongensisHemiculter songhongensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter....
V. H. Nguyen & Nguyen, 2001 - Hemiculter tchangiHemiculter tchangiHemiculter tchangi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter....
P. W. Fang, 1942 - Hemiculter varpachovskiiHemiculter varpachovskiiHemiculter varpachovskii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hemiculter....
NikolskiiAlexander Mikhailovich NikolskyAlexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Russian zoologist born in Astrakhan.From 1877 to 1881 he studied at the University of St. Petersburg, earning his doctorate several years later in 1887. From 1881 to 1891 he took part in numerous expeditions to Siberia, the Caucasus, Persia, Japan, et al. In...
, 1903