| Acheilognathidae | |
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| Rhodeus suigensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae Bleeker, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Capoeta rhombea | |
The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinoid family Acheilognathidae. This family contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus,1 and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.
Genera
Acheilognathidae contains the following genera:2
- Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
- Paratanakia Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
- Pseudorhodeus Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
- Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832
- Sinorhodeus Li, Liao & Arai, 2017
- Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914
References
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Acheilognathus chankaensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acheilognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- Arai, Ryoichi; Kato, Kenta (2003). Gross Morphology and Evolution of the Lateral Line System and Infraorbital Bones in Bitterlings (Cyprinidae, Acheilognathinae): With an Overview of the Lateral Line System in the Family Cyprinidae. Bulletin (Tōkyō Daigaku. Sōgō Kenkyū Hakubutsukan). Vol. 40. University Museum, University of Tokyo. pp. 1–42. OCLC 615148477.
- Kawamura K, Ueda T, Arai R, Smith C (May 2014). "Phylogenetic relationships of bitterling fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Acheilognathinae), inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome B sequences". Zool. Sci. 31 (5): 321–9. doi:10.2108/zs130233. PMID 24832905.
- Cheng P, Yu D, Liu S, Tang Q, Liu H (May 2014). "Molecular phylogeny and conservation priorities of the subfamily Acheilognathinae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Zool. Sci. 31 (5): 300–8. doi:10.2108/zs130069. PMID 24832903. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2019-12-14.