''Cosmochilus'' is
genus
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of
cyprinid
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fish found in
East
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Etymology
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and
Southeast Asia
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. There are currently four species in this genus.
Species
* ''
Cosmochilus cardinalis''
X. L. Chu & T. R. Roberts, 1985
* ''
Cosmochilus falcifer''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1906
* ''
Cosmochilus harmandi''
Sauvage, 1878
* ''
Cosmochilus nanlaensis''
Y. F. Chen, Z. C. He & S. P. He, 1992
References
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Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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