''Cosmochilus'' is
genus
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of
cyprinid
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fish found in
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...
and
Southeast Asia
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.
Species
''Cosmochilus'' contains the following species:
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Cosmochilus cardinalis
''Cosmochilus cardinalis'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus '' Cosmochilus''. It inhabits the Mekong in Yunnan, China.
References
cardinalis
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''
X. L. Chu & T. R. Roberts, 1985
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Cosmochilus falcifer
''Cosmochilus'' is genus of cyprinid fish found in East and Southeast Asia.
Species
''Cosmochilus'' contains the following species:
* ''Cosmochilus cardinalis
''Cosmochilus cardinalis'' is a species of cyprinid in the genus '' Cosmochilus''. ...
''
Regan, 1906
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Cosmochilus harmandi
''Cosmochilus harmandi'' is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family of Cyprinidae. It is restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya
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''
Sauvage, 1878
References
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Taxa named by Henri Émile Sauvage
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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