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Acrossocheilinae

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Acrossocheilinae
Acrossocheilus paradoxus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Acrossocheilinae
Yang et al, 2015[1]

Acrossocheilinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, minnows and related fishes. It contains thrre genera which are found in Southeast Asia and China. This taxon was originally proposed as a tribe, the Acrossocheilini, by Yang et al in 2015[1] but with the reclassification of the former subfamilies of Cyprinidae sensu lato into familes the status of this taxon was changed to subfamily.[2]

Genera

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Acrossicheilinae contains the follwoing genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lei Yang; et al. (2015). "Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 85: 97–116. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.01.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25698355.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 December 2024.