''Chanodichthys'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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 verte ...
freshwater fish, consisting of five species from eastern Asia (China,
Mongolia
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, Russia and
Vietnam
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). The name is derived from the
Greek
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word ''chanos'', meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ''ichthys'', meaning "fish". ''Chanodichthys'' is closely related to ''
Culter'' and some species have been moved between these genera.
Species
* ''
Chanodichthys abramoides''
( Dybowski, 1872)
* ''
Chanodichthys dabryi
''Chanodichthys dabryi'', the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Chanodichthys''. This freshwater cyprinid is found in China and Russia where it ranges from the Amur River to the Yangtze. It is fished, but ...
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