Overview
Acheilognathinae, the bitterling-like cyprinids, are a subfamily of cyprinids.
Genera contained herein are:
- Acanthorhodeus ? spiny bitterlings
- Acheilognathus
- Rhodeus ? (typical) bitterlings
- Tanakia
- "Acanthorhodeus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=639140. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Acheilognathinae is a member of the Family Cyprinidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Acheilognathinae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Class: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Subclass: Actinopterygii
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass: Actinopteri
- Cohort: Clupeocephala
- Order: Cypriniformes
- Minnows, Suckers
- Family: Cyprinidae
- Minnows or carps
- Subfamily: Acheilognathinae
- Family: Cyprinidae
- Minnows or carps
- Order: Cypriniformes
- Minnows, Suckers
- Cohort: Clupeocephala
- Infraclass: Actinopteri
- Subclass: Actinopterygii
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Class: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes
Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
- Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
- Phylum: Chordata
Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
- Infrakingdom: Chordonia
(Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Branch: Deuterostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Deuterostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Acheilognathinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (4): Acanthorhodeus · Acheilognathus · Rhodeus · Tanakia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 140 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Acheilognathinae.
Genera
Acanthorhodeus
Acanthorhodeus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of two species. [more]
Acheilognathus
Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of several species. The type species is the Capoeta rhombea. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw". [more]
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of 21 species called bitterlings. The scientific name is derived from the Greek word rhodeos, meaning "rose". [more]
Tanakia
Tanakia is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species that occurs in Eastern Asia. The type species is the . [more]
At least 12 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tanakia.
More info about the Genus Tanakia may be found here.
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