Acheilognathus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in Asia. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀ- (á-), meaning "without", χεῖλος (kheîlos), meaning "lip", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw".
| Acheilognathus | |
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| Acheilognathus rhombeus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Capoeta rhombea | |
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Morphology
editFish of this genus range in length from 5 to 27 cm. They are similar in appearance to fishes of the genus Puntius.
Species
editThese are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Acheilognathus amurensis (Holčík, 1962)
- Acheilognathus asmussii (Dybowski, 1872) (Russian bitterling)
- Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873
- Acheilognathus barbatus Nichols, 1926
- Acheilognathus binidentatus G. L. Li 2001
- Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Y. R. Chen & Z. Y. Li, 1987
- Acheilognathus changtingensis Qing Yang, Y. R. Zhu, B. X. Xiong & H. Z. Liu, 2011
- Acheilognathus chankaensis (Dybowski, 1872) (Khanka spiny bitterling)
- Acheilognathus coreanus Steindachner, 1892
- Acheilognathus cyanostigma D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (Striped bitterling)
- Acheilognathus deignani (H. M. Smith, 1945)
- Acheilognathus elongatoides Kottelat, 2001
- Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908) (Elongate bitterling)
- Acheilognathus fasciodorsalis V. H. Nguyễn, 2002
- Acheilognathus gracilis Nichols, 1926
- Acheilognathus hypselonotus (Bleeker, 1871)
- Acheilognathus imberbis Günther, 1868
- Acheilognathus imfasciodorsalis V. H. Nguyễn, 2002
- Acheilognathus kyphus (Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)
- Acheilognathus lanchiensis (Herre & S.-Y. Lin, 1936)
- Acheilognathus longibarbatus (Mai, 1978)
- Acheilognathus longipinnis Regan, 1905 (Deepbody bitterling)
- Acheilognathus longispinnis (Ōshima, 1926)
- Acheilognathus macromandibularis A. Doi, R. Arai & H. Z. Liu, 1999
- Acheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871)
- Acheilognathus majusculus I. S. Kim & H. Yang, 1998
- Acheilognathus melanogaster Bleeker, 1860 (Japanese bitterling)
- Acheilognathus mengyangensis Z. G. Chen, J. H. Gong & Y. S. Guo, 2021
- Acheilognathus meridianus (H. W. Wu, 1939)
- Acheilognathus microphysa J. X. Yang, X. L. Chu & Y. R. Chen, 1990
- Acheilognathus nanchongensis X. J. Deng, 1996
- Acheilognathus nguyenvanhaoi H. D. Nguyễn, Đ. H. Trần & T. T. Tạ, 2013
- Acheilognathus omeiensis (H. J. Shih & T. L. Tchang, 1934)
- Acheilognathus polylepis (H. W. Wu, 1964)
- Acheilognathus polyspinus (Holčík, 1972).
- Acheilognathus rhombeus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846).
- Acheilognathus striatus Qing Yang, B. X. Xiong, Q. Y. Tang & H. Z. Liu, 2010
- Acheilognathus tabira D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914.
- Acheilognathus tonkinensis (Vaillant 1892)
- Acheilognathus typus (Bleeker, 1863)
- Acheilognathus yamatsutae Mori, 1928
In addition, there may be two undescribed species in Korea awaiting further study:
References
edit- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acheilognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acheilognathus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Chae, B.S.; Kim, S.K.; Lee, J.H.; Hwang, U.W. (2014). "Taxonomic status of Acheilognathus sp. (Cyprinidae) found in the Geum River, Korea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology (in Korean). 26 (4): 249–258. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ Kim, Y.H.; Yun, B.H.; Sung, M.S.; Bang, I.-C. (2022). "Taxonomic Status of Acheilognathus sp. HR (Cypriniformes: Acheilognathidae) Found in the Dalcheon River, a Tributary of Hangang River, Korea". Korean Journal of Ichthyology (in Korean). 34 (4): 231–243. doi:10.35399/ISK.34.4.2 (inactive 7 October 2025). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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