The razorbelly minnows are a group of fish in the
genus
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''Salmostoma'' found in southern
Asia
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. They have been placed in the genus ''Salmophasia'' but this is regarded as a junior synonym of ''Salmostoma''.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Salmostoma acinaces''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1844) (silver razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma bacaila''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (large razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma balookee''
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, 1839) (Bloch razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma belachi''
(Jayaraj, Krishna Rao, Ravichandra Reddy, Shakuntala
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& Devaraj, 1999)
* ''
Salmostoma boopis''
( F. Day, 1874) (Boopis razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma horai''
(Silas
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, 1951) (Hora razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma novacula''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1840) (Novacula razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma orissaensis
The Orissa razorbelly minnow (''Salmophasia orissaensis'') is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus ''Salmophasia
The razorbelly minnows are a group of fish in the genus ''Salmostoma'' found in southern Asia. They have been placed in the gen ...
''
( Bănărescu, 1968) (Orissa razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma phulo''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (finescale razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma punjabense''
( F. Day, 1872) (Punjab razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma sardinella''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1844) (Sardinella razorbelly minnow)
* ''
Salmostoma sladoni
''Salmostoma sladoni'' is a species of ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called be ...
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( F. Day, 1870)
* ''
Salmostoma untrahi''
( F. Day, 1869) (Mahanadi razorbelly minnow)
References
Fish of Asia
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