Bangana
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| Bangana | |
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| Bangana diplostoma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Bangana Hamilton, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822[1] | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Bangana is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is distributed across much of southern and eastern Asia. Species live mainly in the flowing waters of tropical and subtropical rivers.[2]
