''Acrossocheilus'' is a

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ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

es in the

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, native to freshwater in

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, and

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. They are fairly small, no more than in

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Species

There are currently 26 recognized species of this genus. Four species have sometimes been moved to ''Masticbarbus'', but it has yet to be widely accepted. Some species from Southeast Asia have been moved to ''

Neolissochilus ''Neolissochilus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to freshwater habitats in Asia that are often grouped with the mahseers. The largest reach up to in length, but most species are much smaller. Species There are currently 28 ...

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Acrossocheilus aluoiensis ''Acrossocheilus aluoiensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is known with certainty only from the Kong River ( Mekong River basin) in Vietnam, but similar specimens have also been caught in Laos. It grows to total length Fish measurement is ...

'' ( H. D. Nguyễn, 1997) * ''

Acrossocheilus baolacensis ''Acrossocheilus baolacensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Acrossocheilus ''Acrossocheilus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae, native to freshwater in China, Taiwan, Laos, and Vietnam. They are fairl ...

'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Acrossocheilus beijiangensis'' H. W. Wu & R. D. Lin, 1977 * ''

Acrossocheilus clivosius ''Acrossocheilus clivosius'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Acrossocheilus ''Acrossocheilus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae, native to freshwater in China, Taiwan, Laos, and Vietnam. They are fairly ...

'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1935) * ''

Acrossocheilus fasciatus ''Acrossocheilus fasciatus'' is a species of ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so c ...

'' ( Steindachner, 1892) * ''

Acrossocheilus hemispinus ''Acrossocheilus hemispinus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Acrossocheilus'' from Fujian and Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provin ...

'' (

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, 1925) * ''

Acrossocheilus ikedai ''Acrossocheilus ikedai'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Acrossocheilus''. It is endemic to China, where it inhabits the Yangtze river system in Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the Peopl ...

'' ( Harada, 1943) * ''

Acrossocheilus iridescens ''Acrossocheilus iridescens'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to freshwater in southeastern China, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n ...

'' (

& C. H. Pope, 1927) * ''

Acrossocheilus jishouensis ''Acrossocheilus jishouensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus '' Acrossocheilus''. References Jishouensis Fish described in 1997 {{Barbinae-stub ...

'' J. Zhao, X. L. Chen & W. W. Li, 1997 * '' Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii'' (

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, 1908) * '' Acrossocheilus lamus'' ( Đ. Y. Mai, 1978) * ''

Acrossocheilus longipinnis ''Acrossocheilus longipinnis'' is a species of cyprinid fish from the Pearl River The Pearl River, also known by its Chinese name Zhujiang or Zhu Jiang in Mandarin pinyin or Chu Kiang and formerly often known as the , is an extensive r ...

'' ( H. W. Wu, 1939) * '' Acrossocheilus macrophthalmus'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Acrossocheilus malacopterus'' E. Zhang, 2005 * '' Acrossocheilus microstoma'' Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936 * '' Acrossocheilus monticola'' ( Günther, 1888) * '' Acrossocheilus multistriatus'' Z. J. Lan, B. P. Chan & J. Zhao, 2014 * '' Acrossocheilus paradoxus'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Acrossocheilus parallens'' (

, 1931) * '' Acrossocheilus rendahli'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1931) * '' Acrossocheilus spinifer'' L. Y. Yuan, Z. Q. Wu & E. Zhang, 2006 * '' Acrossocheilus wenchowensis'' K. F. Wang, 1935 * '' Acrossocheilus wuyiensis'' S. H. Wu & H. X. Chen, 1981 * '' Acrossocheilus xamensis''

Kottelat Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, SwitzerlandC ...

, 2000 * '' Acrossocheilus yalyensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 * '' Acrossocheilus yunnanensis'' (

, 1904)

References

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