''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a

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s with rocky bottoms. Crossocheilus Oblongus

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Crossocheilus atrilimes ''Crossocheilus atrilimes'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Laos, in Thailand, and in Cambodia. References Cyprinid fish of Asia Fish of Thailand Fish described in 2000 Crossocheilus {{Labeon ...

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, 2000 * ''

Crossocheilus cobitis ''Crossocheilus cobitis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus''. It is native to the Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Crossocheilus elegans ''Crossocheilus elegans'' is a fish species in the genus ''Crossocheilus'' from northern Borneo, Indonesia. Its distribution is the Segama and Kinabatangan River drainages in Sabah, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. ...

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

& H. H. Tan, 2011 Kottelat, M. & Tan, H.H. (2011)
''Crossocheilus elegans'', a new species of fish from northern Borneo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 59 (2): 195-199.'' * ''

Crossocheilus gnathopogon ''Crossocheilus gnathopogon'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus ''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in Ch ...

'' M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 * ''

Crossocheilus langei ''Crossocheilus langei'', also known as the red algae eater (but sold sometimes sold as "Siamese algae eater"), is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus''. It is native to Malaysia and Sumatra. This bottom-dwelling tropical fi ...

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Crossocheilus microstoma ''Crossocheilus latius'', also known as the smallmouth fringe barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus ''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the fami ...

'' Ciccotto & Page, 2017 * ''

Crossocheilus nigriloba ''Crossocheilus nigriloba'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus ''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in Chin ...

'' Popta, 1904 * ''

Crossocheilus oblongus The Siamese algae-eater (''Crossocheilus oblongus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. This bottom-dwelling tropical fish is found in mainland Southeast Asia, including the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins as well a ...

'' Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 * ''

Crossocheilus obscurus ''Crossocheilus obscurus'' is a species cyprinid fish. It occurs on Sumatra (Indonesia) and in Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-nege ...

'' H. H. Tan &

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

, 2009 Tan, H.H. & Kottelat, M. (2009): The fishes of the Batang Hari drainage, Sumatra, with description of six new species. ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 20 (1): 13-69.'' * ''

Crossocheilus pseudobagroides ''Crossocheilus pseudobagroides'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Crossocheilus ''Crossocheilus'', also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed i ...

'' ( Duncker, 1904) * '' Crossocheilus reticulatus'' ( Fowler, 1934) * '' Crossocheilus tchangi'' ( Fowler, 1935)

References

Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt {{Labeoninae-stub