Chagunius
Genus of fishes
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Chagunius is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus occur in South and Southeast Asia.
| Chagunius | |
|---|---|
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| Chaguni (C. chagunio) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Chagunius H. M. Smith, 1938[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus chagunio | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Chagunius baileyi Rainboth, 1986
- Chagunius chagunio (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Chaguni)
- Chagunius nicholsi (G. S. Myers, 1924)
