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Ancherythroculter wangi

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Ancherythroculter wangi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Ancherythroculter
Species:
A. wangi
Binomial name
Ancherythroculter wangi
(T. L. Tchang, 1932)

Ancherythroculter wangi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[1] It lives in the upper Changjiang River in China.[2]

The specific name of this fish honors Mr. F. T. Wang (no other information given), who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ancherythroculter". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ancherythroculter wangi". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf (15 November 2024). "Family XENOCYPRIDIDAE Günther 1868 (Sharpbellies)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 20 January 2025.