Toxabramis
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Toxabramis is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in eastern Asia
. There are currently seven 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
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. There are currently seven species in this genus
Species
- Toxabramis argentifer J. F. Abbott, 1901
- Toxabramis hoffmanni S. Y. Lin, 1934
- Toxabramis hotayensis V. H. Nguyen, 2001
- Toxabramis houdemeri 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...
, 1932 - Toxabramis maensis H. D. Nguyễn & N. A. Dương, 2006
- Toxabramis nhatleensis H. D. Nguyễn, Đ. H. Trần & T. T. Tạ, 2006
- Toxabramis swinhonis Günther, 1873