''Mystacoleucus'' is a genus of freshwater

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belonging to the

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Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...

, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in

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Species

''Mystacoleucus'' contains the following species: * '' Mystacoleucus argenteus'' ( F. Day, 1888) * '' Mystacoleucus atridorsalis'' Fowler, 1937 * '' Mystacoleucus chilopterus'' Fowler, 1935 * '' Mystacoleucus ectypus'' Kottelat 2000 * '' Mystacoleucus greenwayi'' Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940 * '' Mystacoleucus lepturus'' S. Y. Huang, 1979 * '' Mystacoleucus obtusirostris'' (

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, 1842) * '' Mystacoleucus padangensis'' ( Bleeker, 1852)

References

* Cyprininae Cyprinid fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Cyprinidae-stub