The carplets are a
genus
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of freshwater
ray-finned fishes, ''Amblypharyngodon'', belonging to the
family
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Danionidae
The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...
. They are up to in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in
South
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Etymology
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and
Mainland Southeast Asia
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.
Species
There are 5 recognized species:
* ''
Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii''
( Blyth, 1860) (Burmese carplet)
* ''
Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae''
Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
* ''
Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis''
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Sri Lanka silver carplet)
* ''
Amblypharyngodon melettinus''
(Valenciennes
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, 1844) (Attentive carplet)
* ''
Amblypharyngodon microlepis''
( Bleeker, 1854) (
Indian carplet)
* ''
Amblypharyngodon mola''
(Hamilton
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, 1822) (Mola carplet)
The
green carplet is in a separate genus, ''Horadandia atukorali''
References
Rasborinae
Freshwater fish of Asia
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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