ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...
belonging to the
family
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Xenocyprididae
Xenocyprididae, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes commonly called the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies with a natural distribution in Asia. This taxon, sometimes spelt Xenocypridae, was previously regarded to be a subfamily, Xenocypri ...
, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The species in this genus are found in Eastern Asia. The name is derived from the
Greek
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word ''chanos'', meaning "abyss, mouth opened, inmensity", and the Greek word ''ichthys'', meaning "fish". ''Chanodichthys'' is closely related to '' Culter'' and some species have been moved between these genera.
Chanodichthys dabryi
''Chanodichthys dabryi'', the humpback or lake skygazer, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Chanodichthys''. This freshwater species belongs to the family Xenocyprididae. The humpback is found in China and Russia where it ranges from ...
Chanodichthys recurviceps
''Culter recurviceps'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae. This species occurs in the Pearl River and Hainan
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