Masticbarbus
Genus of fishes
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Masticbarbus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae (carps, minnows and allies), native to Vietnam and southern China.[1]
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| Genus: | Masticbarbus Tang, 1942 |
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Species
Masticbarbus was previously a synonym of Acrossocheilus, but has recently been resurrected, and it currently contains the following four species:[1]
- Masticbarbus clivosius (Lin, 1935)
- Masticbarbus iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
- Masticbarbus longipinnis (Wu, 1939)
- Masticbarbus microstoma (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
The type species of Masticbarbus was called Masticbarbus pentafasciatus upon its description; this binomial is now under the synonymy of M. longipinnis (Wu, 1939).
Habitat
All but one species in this genus live exclusively in freshwater habitats; the exception is M. iridescens, which can live in both freshwater and brackish environments.