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Candidia

Candidia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae. This is a small genus with two valid species, all of which are endemic to Taiwan.

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Candidia
Candidia barbata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Candidia
D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909
Type species
Opsariichthys barbatus
Regan, 1908

Candidia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae. 1 This is a small genus with two valid species, all of which are endemic to Taiwan.2

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Candiai". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.