''Schismatorhynchos'' is an Asian 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 ...
freshwater fish found in
India
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,
Borneo
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and
Sumatra. There are four species in this genus, although some authorities raise ''Nukta'' to full generic status as a
monotypic
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genus.
Species
* ''
Schismatorhynchos endecarhapis''
Siebert & Tjakrawidjaja, 1998
* ''
Schismatorhynchos heterorhynchos''
( Bleeker, 1854)
* ''
Schismatorhynchos holorhynchos''
Siebert & Tjakrawidjaja, 1998
* ''
Schismatorhynchos nukta''
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, 1839) (Nukta)
References
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Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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