''Pectenocypris'' is a
genus
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of small
fish
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in the
family
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Cyprinidae
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endemic
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to freshwater habitats in
Borneo
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and
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
in
Indonesia
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.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Pectenocypris balaena
''Pectenocypris balaena'' is a fish species in the genus ''Pectenocypris'' from Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in r ...
'' T. R. Roberts, 1989
* ''Pectenocypris korthausae
''Pectenocypris korthausae'' is a fish species in the genus ''Pectenocypris'' from Sumatra and Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime South ...
'' Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_blank)
, 1982
* ''Pectenocypris micromysticetus
''Pectenocypris micromysticetus'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Sumatra (Indonesia). It is known only from the Batang Hari River basin. It is common in oxbow lakes and still pools in open or recently flooded areas.
''Pectenocyp ...
'' H. H. Tan & Kottelat
Maurice Kottelat (born 16 July 1957 in Delémont, Switzerland[Co ...](_blank)
, 2009
* ''Pectenocypris nigra
''Pectenocypris nigra'' is a species of small ray-finned fish from the minnow and carp family, Cyprinidae. It is known only from the very acidic, peaty swamps in central Sumatra. It has a blackish strip along the flanks of its body which is uniqu ...
'' Wibowo, Ahnelt & Kertamihardja, 2016[Wibowo, A., Ahnelt, H. & Kertamihardja, E.S. (2016)]
''Pectenocypris nigra'', a new danionine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) from Sumatra (Indonesia).
''Acta Biologica Turcica, 29 (4): 137-142.''
* ''Pectenocypris rubra
''Pectenocypris'' is a genus of small fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to freshwater habitats in Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...
'' Ahnelt, Wibowo & Prianto, 2020
References
Fish of Asia
Fish of Indonesia
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