''Squalidus'' is a genus of

cyprinid 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 ve ...

fish that occurs in eastern

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. There are currently 14 described species in this genus.

Species

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Squalidus argentatus ''Squalidus argentatus'' is a species of cyprinid 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 larg ...

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& Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) * ''

Squalidus atromaculatus ''Squalidus atromaculatus'' is a species of cyprinid 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 l ...

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& C. H. Pope, 1927) * ''

Squalidus banarescui ''Squalidus banarescui'' is a species of cyprinid 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 larg ...

'' I. S. Chen & Y. C. Chang, 2007 * '' Squalidus chankaensis'' Dybowski, 1872 (Khanka gudgeon) ** ''Squalidus chankaensis biwae'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900) ** ''Squalidus chankaensis chankaensis'' Dybowski, 1872 * ''

Squalidus gracilis ''Squalidus gracilis'' is a species of cyprinid 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 larges ...

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& Schlegel, 1846) ** ''Squalidus gracilis gracilis'' (

& Schlegel, 1846) ** ''Squalidus gracilis majimae'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925) * ''

Squalidus homozonus ''Squalidus homozonus'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Japan. References Squalidus Fish described in 1868 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) * ''

Squalidus iijimae ''Squalidus iijimae'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan. Named in honor of zoologist Isao lijima (also spelled Ijima, 1861-1921), Science College, Imperial University of Tokyo. References

Squalidus Taxa named by Masamit ...

'' ( Ōshima, 1919) * ''

Squalidus intermedius ''Squalidus intermedius'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Yellow River The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Standard Beijing Mandarin, Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangt ...

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, 1929) * ''

Squalidus japonicus ''Squalidus japonicus'' is a species of cyprinid 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 large ...

'' (

, 1883) ** ''Squalidus japonicus coreanus'' (

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, 1906) ** ''Squalidus japonicus japonicus'' (

, 1883) * ''

Squalidus mantschuricus ''Squalidus mantschuricus'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Amur and Liao rivers in Asia. References Squalidus Taxa named by Tamezo Mori Fish described in 1927 {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

'' ( T. Mori, 1927) * ''

Squalidus minor ''Squalidus minor'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Hainan in China. References Squalidus Taxa named by Isokichi Harada Fish described in 1943 {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

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, 1943) * ''

Squalidus multimaculatus ''Squalidus multimaculatus'' is a species of cyprinid 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 ...

'' K. Hosoya & S. R. Jeon, 1984 * ''

Squalidus nitens ''Squalidus nitens'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Yangtze The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one count ...

'' ( Günther, 1873) * ''

Squalidus wolterstorffi ''Squalidus wolterstorffi'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to southeastern China. Named in honor of German geologist, herpetologist and curator Willy Wolterstorff (1864-1943), who “received” fishes from China collected by Martin Kre ...

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, 1908)

References

* Fish of Asia Freshwater fish genera Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Benedykt Dybowski {{Cyprinidae-stub