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Discocheilus Multilepis
''Discocheilus multilepis'' is a fish species in the genus '' Discocheilus'' from China. References External links Cyprinid fish of Asia Fish described in 1994 Discocheilus {{Labeoninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discocheilus
''Discocheilus'' is a genus of cyprinid fishes endemic to China. This genus contains two recognized species. Species * ''Discocheilus multilepis ''Discocheilus multilepis'' is a fish species in the genus '' Discocheilus'' from China. References External links Cyprinid fish of Asia Fish described in 1994 Discocheilus {{Labeoninae-stub ...'' ( D. Z. Wang & D. J. Li, 1994) * '' Discocheilus wui'' ( J. X. Chen & J. H. Lan, 1992) References * Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China {{Labeoninae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinid Fish Of Asia
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Described In 1994
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Most fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
