Attentive carplet
Species of fish
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The attentive carplet or silver carplet (Amblypharyngodon melettinus) is a species of carplet in the family Danionidae. It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of India.[2]
| Attentive carplet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rasborinae |
| Genus: | Amblypharyngodon |
| Species: | A. melettinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leuciscus melettina Valenciennes, 1844 | |
Etymology
The generic name comes from Greek, "amblys" means "darkness" and Greek name "pharyngx" for "pharynx" with "odous" means "teeth".[3]
