Acheilognathidae
Family of fishes
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The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinoid family Acheilognathidae. This family contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus,[1] and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.
| Acheilognathidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rhodeus suigensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae Bleeker, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Capoeta rhombea | |
Genera
Acheilognathidae contains the following genera:[2]
- Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
- Paratanakia Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
- Pseudorhodeus Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
- Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832
- Sinorhodeus Li, Liao & Arai, 2017
- Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914
