Pectenocypris
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''Pectenocypris'' is a
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of small
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in the
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to freshwater habitats in
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in
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Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pectenocypris balaena'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * '' Pectenocypris korthausae'' Kottelat, 1982 * '' Pectenocypris micromysticetus'' H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2009 * '' Pectenocypris nigra'' Wibowo, Ahnelt & Kertamihardja, 2016Wibowo, A., Ahnelt, H. & Kertamihardja, E.S. (2016)
''Pectenocypris nigra'', a new danionine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) from Sumatra (Indonesia).
''Acta Biologica Turcica, 29 (4): 137-142.''
* '' Pectenocypris rubra'' Ahnelt, Wibowo & Prianto, 2020


References

Rasborinae Fish of Asia Fish of Indonesia taxa named by Maurice Kottelat {{Danioninae-stub