Pungtungia
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Pungtungia is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in Eastern Asia. There are currently three described species in this genus.
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 found in Eastern Asia. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
- Pungtungia herzi Herzenstein, 1892
- Pungtungia hilgendorfi (D. S. JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1903) - Pungtungia shiraii Ōshima, 1957