''Opsaridium'' is a genus of

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fish found in

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. Currently, 12 species are in this genus.

Species

* '' Opsaridium boweni'' ( Fowler, 1930) * '' Opsaridium engrauloides'' (

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, 1923) * '' Opsaridium leleupi'' ( Matthes, 1965) * '' Opsaridium loveridgii'' (

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, 1922) * '' Opsaridium maculicauda'' ( Pellegrin, 1926) * '' Opsaridium microcephalum'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Opsaridium microlepis'' (Günther, 1864) (lake salmon) * '' Opsaridium peringueyi'' ( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913) (southern barred minnow) * '' Opsaridium splendens''

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& De Vos, 1997 * '' Opsaridium tweddleorum'' P. H. Skelton, 1996 (dwarf sanjika) * '' Opsaridium ubangiense'' (Pellegrin, 1901) * '' Opsaridium zambezense'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (barred minnow)

References

* * Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprinidae-stub