Chagunius
Appearance
Chagunius | |
---|---|
Chaguni (C. chagunio) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
Genus: | Chagunius H. M. Smith, 1938[1] |
Type species | |
Cyprinus chagunio |
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.
Species
[edit]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)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chagunius". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chagunius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 January 2025.