Parachela (fish)
| Parachela | |
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| Parachela cyanea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Steindachner, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| Parachela breitensteinii Steindachner, 1881[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Parachela is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[1] These fishes are found in Asia.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Parachela cyanea Kottelat, 1995
- Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1860)
- Parachela ingerkongi (Bănărescu, 1969)
- Parachela johorensis Steindachner, 1870
- Parachela maculicauda (H. M. Smith, 1934)
- Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) (Glass fish)
- Parachela siamensis (Günther, 1868)
- Parachela williaminae Fowler, 1934
- Parachela melanosticta Page, Tangjitjaroen, Limpichat, Randall, Boyd, Tongnunui, and Pfeiffer, 2024
- Parachela microlepis Page, Tangjitjaroen, Limpichat, Randall, Boyd, Tongnunui, and Pfeiffer, 2024
References
- ^ a b c d Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parachela". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2025.