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Hemibarbus Medius
''Hemibarbus medius'' is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to southern China. References * Hemibarbus Fish described in 1995 {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinidae
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 by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemibarbus
''Hemibarbus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus. Species * '' Hemibarbus brevipennus'' P. Q. Yue, 1995 * '' Hemibarbus labeo'' (Pallas, 1776) (Barbel steed) * '' Hemibarbus lehoai'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Hemibarbus longirostris'' ( Regan, 1908) * '' Hemibarbus macracanthus'' Y. L. Lu, P. Q. Luo & Yi-Yu Chen, 1977 * '' Hemibarbus maculatus'' Bleeker, 1871 (Spotted steed) * '' Hemibarbus medius'' P. Q. Yue, 1995 * '' Hemibarbus mylodon'' ( L. S. Berg, 1907) * '' Hemibarbus qianjiangensis'' T. Yu, 1990 * '' Hemibarbus songloensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Hemibarbus thacmoensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Hemibarbus umbrifer'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1931) * '' Hemibarbus barbus'' (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846 Events January–March * January 5 – The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Country with the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The Milan–Venice railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
