''Chagunius'' 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 ver ...
fish containing three species which occur in
South and
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chagunius baileyi''
Rainboth, 1986
* ''
Chagunius chagunio''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Chaguni)
* ''
Chagunius nicholsi''
( G. S. Myers, 1924)
References
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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