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Zacco (fish)
''Zacco'' is a genus of small ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. They are found in freshwater habitats in China and northern Vietnam. The generic name ''Zacco'' derives from the Japanese ''Zako'' (Coarse fish). Species The following species are currently placed in the genus: * '' Zacco acutipinnis'' ( Bleeker, 1871) * '' Zacco chengtui'' Sh. Kimura, 1934 * '' Zacco platypus'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Pale Chub, Pale bleak, Fresh-water sprat) * ''Zacco taliensis'' (Regan, 1907) Other species formerly placed here are now in ''Candidia'', ''Nipponocypris'', '' Opsariichthys'' and ''Parazacco ''Parazacco'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to China and Vietnam. Species According to FishBase, there are currently two recognized species in this genus, but the Catalog of Fishes considers the first as a ...''. Footnotes References * Cyprinid fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale Chub
The pale chub, (''Zacco platypus''), also known as pale bleak or fresh-water sprat, is a species of fish native to rivers and streams from northern China and Korea to northern Vietnam. They can grow up to but usually grow up to . Its diet consists of zooplankton Zooplankton are the animal component of the planktonic community ("zoo" comes from the Greek word for ''animal''). Plankton are aquatic organisms that are unable to swim effectively against currents, and consequently drift or are carried along by ..., invertebrates, fish, and debris. ''Zacco platypus'' Is called Oikawa オイカワ（追河、Opsariichthys platypus）in Japan. Description The pale chub has a moderately large head with moderately large eyes that are located on the upper side of the head. They have a large mouth, so much so that the posterior end of the jaw reaches the anterior part of the eye. The pale chub has an elongated body that is more compressed at the posterior end. Their maximum length is 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877. Life and work Bleeker was born on 10 July 1819 in Zaandam. He was employed as a medical officer in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army from 1842 to 1860, (in French). stationed in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). During that time, he did most of his ichthyology work, besides his duties in the army. He acquired many of his specimens from local fishermen, but he also built up an extended network of contacts who would send him specimens from various government outposts throughout the islands. During his time in Indonesia, he collected well over 12,000 specimens, many of which currently reside at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. Bleeker corresponded with Auguste Duméril of Paris. His w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinidae Genera
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 vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parazacco
''Parazacco'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to China and Vietnam. Species According to FishBase, there are currently two recognized species in this genus, but the Catalog of Fishes considers the first as a synonym of the second. * ''Parazacco fasciatus'' (Koller, 1927) * ''Parazacco spilurus ''Parazacco spilurus'', also known as the Predaceous chub, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relat ...'' ( Günther, 1868) (Predaceous chub) References Cyprinidae genera Xenocyprinae {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opsariichthys
''Opsariichthys'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in Mainland China (including Hainan), Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. There are currently 12 described species in the genus. Species There are 12 species, some with uncertain status: The status of ''Opsariichthys bea'' and ''Opsariichthys hieni'' are uncertain; the former might belong to the genus ''Parazacco'' and the latter to ''Rasbora ''Rasbora'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South and specimen that reputedly originated from Africa (Cameroon), but this locality is considered doubtful. They are small, up to long, altho ...''. References Freshwater fish genera Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nipponocypris
''Nipponocypris'' is a genus of cyprinid fish containing three extant species, one endemic to Japan, one to South Korea while the third occurs in Japan, Korea and China. A fourth, extinct species is known from Middle Pleistocene-aged freshwater strata from the Kusu Basin in Japan.Miyata, Shinya, Yoshitaka Yabumoto, and Hiromichi Hirano. "Nipponocypris takayamai, a new species of cyprinid fish from the Nogami Formation (Middle Pleistocene) in the southern part of the Kusu Basin, Oita, Japan." Paleontological Research 22.3 (2018): 218-239. Species * ''Nipponocypris koreanus'' ( I. S. Kim, M. K. Oh & K. Hosoya, 2005) * ''Nipponocypris sieboldii'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) * '' Nipponocypris temminckii'' (Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temmin ... & Schlegel, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candidia
''Candidia'' is a genus of small cyprinid freshwater fish endemic to Taiwan. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus. * '' Candidia barbata'' (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' ..., 1908) * '' Candidia pingtungensis'' I. S. Chen, J. H. Wu & C. H. Hsu, 2008 References Cyprinid fish of Asia Cyprinidae genera Fish of Taiwan {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Tate Regan
Charles Tate Regan FRS (1 February 1878 – 12 January 1943) was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes. Born in Sherborne, Dorset, he was educated at Derby School and Queens' College, Cambridge and in 1901 joined the staff of the Natural History Museum, where he became Keeper of Zoology, and later director of the entire museum, in which role he served from 1927 to 1938. Regan was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917. Regan mentored a number of scientists, among them Ethelwynn Trewavas, who continued his work at the British Natural History Museum. Species Among the species he described is the Siamese fighting fish (''Betta splendens''). In turn, a number of fish species have been named ''regani'' in his honour: *A Thorny Catfish ''Anadoras regani'' (Steindachner, 1908) *The Dwarf Cichlid '' Apistogramma regani'' *'' Apogon regani'' *A Catfish ''Astroblepus regani'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacco Taliensis
''Zacco taliensis'' is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Zacco''. It inhabits Erhai Lake in Yunnan, China. It has a maximum length among unsexed males of , a common length among unsexed males of and a maximum published weight of . It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1907, is considered harmless to humans and has not been classified on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol .... References Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China Fish described in 1907 {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Kimura
Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese architect *, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese socialist politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese Ainu activist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, a video game designer for Nintendo, notable for creating Mario among many other characters *, expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'', and others *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese general *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka *, a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at Honda, notable for his work on Honda NSX and Honda S2000 projects *, a Japanese film score composer *, Japanese diplomat an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacco Chengtui
''Zacco chengtui'' or Chengdu chub is a species of cyprinid of the genus '' Zacco''. It inhabits Chengtu, Szechman Province, China. It was described in 1934 by Shigeru Kimura, has not been classified on the IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ... and is considered harmless to humans. References Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China ategory:Taxa named by Shigeru Kimura Fish described in 1934 {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
